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ABLD BUILDING AND GROUNDS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The acquisition, management, and operation of U.S.-owned or-leased facilities and sites both domestic and foreign. (Replaces RCHB file categories: BG, ES)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acquisition
* AIEP
* Allotment
* Antenna
* Antiques
* Appraisals
* Architecture
* Asbestos
* Audit
* Bid Results
* Breathing Device
* Building
* Building Design
* Building Management
* Carpet
* Chancellery
* Construction Management
* Construction Security
* Consulate
* Contract Amendment Contract Award Contract Renewal Contract Termination Contractor
* Core Area
* DCR
* Deed
* Descent Device
* Electrical System
* Elevator
* Embassy
* EMR
* Energy Conservation
* EURMAC
* Fire Alarm
* Fire Detection System
* Fire Prevention
* Fire Safety
* Furnishings
* Generator
* Geotechnical
* Gift
* Hazardous Material
* Housing
* HVAC
* Improvement
* Inventory
* Lease
* Legation
* Maintenance
* Mechanical System
* NOB
* Parking
* PCC
* Post Opening
* Property Exchange
* Property Sales
* Public Access Control
* Real Property
* Reciprocity
* REMS
* Renovation
* Safety & Health Designee
* Safety Program
* Security Enhancement
* Seismology
* SHEMC
* Shielded Enclosure
* Site
* Space Management
* Survey
* WASHMAC
* Water Analysis
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AEMR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND EVACUATION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Measures and actions implemented to protect U.S. personnel, citizens, property and information; especially related to crisis situations. (Replaces RCHB file category: EP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Citizen Protection
* Contingency Plan EAP
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Property
* Protection
* Records Destruction
* Rescue
* Safehaven
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AFIN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

The fiscal operations of the Department, Foreign Service posts, and other Federal agencies. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, FMGT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accounting
* Allowance
* Annuity Check
* Antideficiency
* Appropriation
* Audit
* Authentication Bank
* Account Bonding
* CAPPS
* Cash
* Cash Management
* Cashier
* Central Claim
* Commercial Claim
* Compensation
* Debt Collection
* Deficit
* Disallowances
* Disbursement
* Employee Claim
* ESF
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Management System
* Fiscal
* Fiscal Irregularities
* Foreign Currency
* FSCADP
* Fund Allotment
* Funding
* GBL
* General Ledger
* GTR
* Home Leave
* ICASS
* Leave
* Liquidation
* Local Currency
* Nonreceipt
* Over Obligation
* Pay Advance
* Pay Record
* Payment
* Payroll
* Payroll Deduction
* PCS
* Per Diem
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Post MGT
* Premium Pay
* Prompt Payment
* Reimbursement
* Relocation
* Reprogramming
* Retirement
* Security Enhancement
* Taxes
* TDY
* Time & Attendance
* Transportation Request
* Travel Advance
* Travelers Checks
* Treasury Check
* Vendor
* Vouchers
* Vulnerability Assessment
* Wages
* Working Capital Fund
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AMGT MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The management and organization of the Department and posts abroad and other U.S. agencies. (Replaces RCHB file category: ORG)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Administration
* Audit
* Authorities
* Background Information
* Bureau Organization
* Commissary
* Congressional Report
* Delegation of Authority
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Employee Association
* FCS
* FTE
* Geneva Group
* GORI
* Information System
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* Internal Control
* JAO
* Management Initiative
* Management Issues
* Mission Closure
* Mission Opening
* Occupational Safety
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Office Procedures
* Organization
* Overseas Post
* PCS
* Post Closing
* Post MGT
* Post Opening
* Post Operating Plan
* Reciprocity
* Recreation
* Reorganization
* Scheduling
* Staffing
* Support Services
* Survey
* Task Force
* Workload
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AORC INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND CONFERENCES
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Effective from January 1983

The structure and management of international or regional organizations and conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL and Organization Name)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Administration
* Application
* Budget
* Candidate
* Chairman
* Charter
* Congressional Reports
* Constitution
* Donor
* Election Results
* Financial Contribution
* Geneva Group
* Host Government
* Information System
* Infrastructure
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* International Organization
* International Organization Official
* Meeting Agenda
* Meeting Delegation
* Meeting Observer
* Meeting Venue
* Membership
* NGO
* Nomination
* Nonparticipation
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Participation
* PERMREP
* Referendum
* Reform
* Regional Organization
* Regional Organization Official Reorganization
* Resignation from Office Seating
* Secession Secretary General Specialized Agency
* Sponsorship
* Staffing
* Vacancy Announcement
* Veto
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
* Voting
* Wages
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APER PERSONNEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administration and support of the Department's Civil and Foreign

Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Adoption
* Affirmative
* Action
* Ambassador
* Appeal
* Award
* Backpay
* Benefit Plan
* Bilateral Work Agreements
* Blood Donor
* Boarding School Career Development Career Mobility
* CFC
* Civil Service
* Civil Service Reform Act
* Class Action Suit
* CLO Program
* Community Liaison Office
* Coordinators
* Compensation
* Complaint
* Complement
* Consultation
* Continuing Education
* Contract Employee
* Conversion
* CSR
* Death
* Demotion
* Dependent
* Dependent Education
* Dependent Employment
* Discipline
* Divorce
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Employee Association
* Employee Benefit
* Employee Relations
* Employee Service
* Employee Status
* Employee Training
* Employment
* Equal Employment Opportunity
* Family Life
* Family Separation
* Family Support Services
* Fellowship
* FERS
* Foreign Born Spouses
* Foreign Service
* Foreign Service Act
* FSPS
* FTE
* Functional Training
* Grade Retention
* Grievance
* Health
* Injury
* Insurance
* International School
* Interns
* Interview
* Job Title
* Leave
* Library
* Merit Pay
* Merit Promotion
* Military Furlough
* Military Reserve
* Nomination
* Nonsensitive Critical Position
* Open Assignments
* Orientation
* Overcomplement
* Pay Record
* Performance Evaluation
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Personnel
* Personnel Action
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Assignment
* Personnel Classification
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Promotion
* Personnel Reassignment
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Photographer
* PIT
* Position Classification
* Position Description
* Premium Pay
* Presidential Executive Exchange Program
* Private School
* Probation
* Promotion Panel
* PSC
* Public School
* Recall
* Recruitment
* Reentry
* Relocation
* Remains Disposition
* Reprogramming
* Retired Annuitant
* Retirement
* RIF
* Sabbatical
* Savings Bond
* School Admissions
* SEF
* Selection Board
* Selection Out
* Senior Foreign Service
* SES
* Severance Pay
* Sexual Harassment
* Skill Codes
* Spouse
* Staffing
* Staffing Pattern
* Survey
* Tandem Couple
* TDY
* Tenure Board
* Termination
* Time & Attendance
* Upward Mobility
* U.S. Family Member
* Vacancy Announcement
* Wages
* Work Requirements
* Workload
* Workmen Compensation
* Workweek
* Youth Programs
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ASEC SECURITY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The development, coordination, or administration of security policies and programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SY)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AIASA
* Airport Access Procedures
* Antifraud
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Armored Vehicle
* Assault
* Bugging
* Building
* Contract Guard Program
* Counterintelligence
* Debriefing
* Debugging
* Demolition
* Detection Equipment
* Dismantling
* Electronic Security Device
* Emergency Response Team
* Explosives
* Fraud
* Host Country Guards
* Host Country Police
* Identification Systems
* Information Security
* Local Guard Program
* Maps
* Mission Takeover
* Monitoring
* MSG
* Name Check
* NSU
* Personnel Protection
* Physical Security
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Property Protection
* Protective Security
* Public Access Control
* Regional Security
* Riot Control
* RSO
* Scheduled Reporting
* Security Assessment
* Security Clearance
* Security Crisis
* Security Enhancement
* Security Survey
* Security Violation
* Special Support Program
* Suitability
* Technical Security
* Telephone
* Tempest
* Terrorism
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Unit Security Procedures
* Warning System
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BEXP TRADE EXPANSION AND PROMOTION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts to promote trade and other commercial activities, including specific proposals and inquiries to establish trade relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: TP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Best Prospect
* Bid
* Business Firm
* Businessmen
* CMP
* Commercial Action
* Commercial Association
* Consultation
* Cooperatives
* Country Commercial
* Exhibit
* Exposition
* Foreign Agent
* Foreign Market
* Target Industry
* Targeting
* Trade Fair
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Visit
* WITS
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BTIO TRADE AND INVESTMENT
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OPPORTUNITIES

Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Administrative and operational reporting on opportunities for U.S. businesses. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, TP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agribusiness
* Bid
* Business Firm
* FGT
* Foreign Markets
* GPC Implementation
* Joint Venture
* Patent
* PTO
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CASC ASSISTANCE TO CITIZENS
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Effective from May 1977 (Revised January 1983)

Consular services provided by the United States to citizens of the United States or any other country. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CON, PS)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Adoption
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Alien
* AMCIT
* Arrest Assault
* Attorney List
* Authorities
* Automation
* Child Custody
* Children Compensation
* Complaint
* Consular Assistance
* Consular Package
* Cult
* Custody
* Death Report
* Deportation
* Detention
* Direct Relay
* Drivers License
* Emergency Evacuation
* Estate
* Family
* FIMED
* Fraud Identification
* Lawyer
* Legal
* Medical Care
* Missing Person
* Murder Offenses
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Property
* Property Protection
* Release
* Remains Disposition
* Repatriation
* Seamen
* Ship Detention
* Ship Registry
* Spouse
* Third Country Representation
* Travel Advisory
* Trial
* Trust Account
* Trust Account Refund
* Welfare & Whereabouts
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CJAN JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE AND NOTARIAL SERVICES
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Effective from May 1983

Matters pertaining to Notarial Services and International Judicial Assistance, including the service of judicial and extra-judicial documents and obtaining evidence. (Replaces RCHB file categories: LEG, PS)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acknowledgment
* Affidavit
* Attorney List
* Authentication
* Automation
* Deed
* Deposition
* Documentation
* Evidence
* Extradition
* Fraud
* FSIA
* Judicial Assistance
* Letters Rogatory
* Notarial
* Oath
* Official Travel
* Prisoner Transfer
* Process Serving
* Subpoena
* Testimony
* Tort Claim
* Witness
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CMGT CONSULAR ADMINSTRATION AND MANAGEMENT
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Effective from August 1983

The administrative and operational management of Consular Affairs activities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, CON, FMGT,ORG, PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antifraud
* Automation
* CAS
* Consular Agent
* Consular Agreement
* Consular Conference
* Consular Equipment
* Consular Package
* Consular Service
* Consular Supplies
* Consular Treaty
* CSS
* ECR
* Fee
* Fraud
* ICARS
* IVACS
* Legislation
* MRP
* NIVCAPS
* Office Procedures
* Personnel
* PFM
* PIT
* Publication
* Space Management
* Supplies
* Support Services
* TDIS
* Third Country Representation
* Word Processor
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CVIS VISAS
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Effective from May 1973 (Revised January 1993)

Operational, procedural, and administrative functions of visa operations. (Replaces RCHB file category: V)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AA 1 Adoption
* Advisory Opinion AIDS
* Alien
* Alien Previously Deported
* Alien Smuggler
* Allocation
* Application
* Appointment
* Arrival Notice
* Athlete Automation
* Bearer Insert
* BUSVIS
* Centralized Visa Processing
* Chargeability
* CHINEX
* CLASS
* Clearance
* CONGRINT
* Consular Package
* Crew List
* Crewman
* Crime
* Data
* Defector
* Denial
* Departure Notice
* Dependent
* Deportation
* Derivatives
* Diversity Immigrant
* DNC
* Documentation
* DV 1DVACS
* Employment Based Preference
* Employment Creation
* Entertainer
* Entitlement
* Exchange Visitor
* Exclusion
* Extraordinary Ability
* Family Preference
* Fiance
* Fiancee
* Files
* Foreign Policy Exclusion
* Forms
* Fraud
* Health Related Grounds
* ICARS
* Immediate Relative
* Immigrant
* Intercompany Transferee
* International Child Abduction
* Interview
* Issuance
* IVACS
* Labor Certification
* LB 1
* Legislation
* Medical Examination
* Moral Turpitude
* MRV
* Name Check
* Narcotics Traffic
* News Media Representative
* NIV
* NIVCAPS
* Nonimmigrant
* Numerical Control
* NVC
* Operations
* Other Worker
* Out of District Applicant
* Parole
* Permanent Resident
* Polygamist
* Portsmouth Consular Center
* Priority Date
* Private Bill
* Procedures
* Public Charge
* Reciprocity
* Refugee
* Refusal
* Religious Worker
* Renewal
* Revocation
* SAO
* Skilled Worker
* SPLEX
* Student
* Supplies Temporary Worker
* Terrorist
* 30 60 Rule
* TIVPC
* Totalitarian Party Membership
* Transfer
* Transit
* Travel Agents
* Treaty Investor
* Treaty Trader
* TTYREP
* Validity Visa
* Visa Clearance
* Visa Photograph
* Visitor for Business
* VLOB
* Waiver
* Waiver of Ineligibility
* Walk Ins
* Workload
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EAGR AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Cultivating the soil and forest, raising livestock, and producing crops. (Replaces RCHB file category: AGR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Production
* Agricultural Program
* Agricultural Worker
* Agriculture
* Animal Disease
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Corn
* Cotton
* Crop Destruction
* Crops
* Dairy Products
* Desalinization
* Disease Control
* Drought
* Erosion
* Famine
* Farm Equipment
* Farming
* Fertilizer
* Food Shortages
* Forestry
* Fruit
* Fungicide
* Grain
* Harvest
* Herbicide
* Husbandry
* Insect
* Irrigation
* Jute
* Land Conservation
* Land Management
* Land Reform
* Livestock
* Natural Fiber
* Nuts
* Oilseeds
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Plant Disease
* Poultry
* Preservation
* Quarantine
* Rainfall
* Rice
* Rubber
* Seeds
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soybean
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Timber
* Tobacco
* Tropical Forest
* Vegetable
* Water Analysis
* Weather
* Wheat
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EAID FOREIGN ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Foreign economic and technical assistance provided by governments, international organizations, institutions, or private individuals. (Replaces RCHB file category: AID)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Agreement
* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Program Airlift
* Bank
* Congressional Presentation
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Credit
* Debt
* Development Loan
* Development Program
* Disaster Relief
* Donor
* Economic Adviser
* Economic Assistance
* Economic Development
* Economic Support Fund
* Farm Equipment
* Financial Contribution
* Food
* Foreign Assistance Agreement
* Funding
* Grant
* Industrial Development
* Industrialized Nation
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* LLDC
* Loan
* Medical Care
* Medical Equipment
* North South Dialogue
* Paris Club
* PL 480
* PL 480 Title I
* PL 480 Title II
* PL 480 Title III
* Relief Effort
* Self Help
* Technical Assistance
* Water Analysis
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EAIR CIVIL AVIATION
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

Commercial and private aircraft and air operations, domestic as well as international. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AV, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Access
* Air Cargo
* Air Fare
* Air Safety
* Air Traffic
* Air Transportation
* Aircraft
* Aircraft Accident
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Airline
* Airport
* Airport Fee
* Airport Security
* Airspace
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Aviation Agreement
* Cargo Handling
* Charter Flight
* CIVAIR
* Commercial Aircraft
* Emergency Landing
* Flight Clearance
* Flight Manual
* Hazardous Cargo
* Helicopter
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Landing Rights
* Maintenance
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Manifest
* Pilot Training
* Private Aircraft
* Refueling
* Rescue
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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ECON ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The status of a nation's economy. (Replaces RCHB file category: E)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Development
* Antiinflationary Program
* Black Market
* Capital Investment
* Cost of Living
* Depression
* Economic Agreement
* Economic Assessment
* Economic Conditions
* Economic Crisis
* Economic Development
* Economic Forecast
* Economic Growth
* Economic Indicators
* Economic Program
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Reform
* Economic Report
* Economic Stability
* Economic Trend
* EEC 1992
* Employment
* Financial Profits
* GDP
* GNP
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Reform
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* National Debt
* NIEO
* Price Index
* Recession
* Stock Market
* Tax Law
* Unemployment
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ECPS COMMUNICATIONS AND POSTAL SYSTEMS
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Effective from March 1983

The efforts of governments, the private sector, or international organizations to manage, regulate, develop, apply, or monitor the methods and means of telecommunication, international communication policy, and the informational aspects of communication. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INF, MP, PO, PPB, PR, RAD, SP, TEL, TV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Broadcasting
* Cable TV
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* Fiber Optics
* Frequency Allocation
* Frequency Interference
* Frequency Spectrum
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Frequency
* lnformatics Information Access
* Information Center
* Information Flow
* Information Media
* Jamming
* Light Communication
* Networking
* NWICO
* Orbit
* Postal System
* Prior Consent
* Radio
* Satellite
* Telecommunication
* Telecommunication Agreement
* Telegraph
* Telephone
* Television
* Transborder Data Flow
* Transmitters
* Undersea Cable
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EFIN FINANCIAL AND MONETARY AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Domestic and international financial affairs of governments and private institutions. (Replaces RCHB file category: FN)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accounting
* Audit
* Bank
* Bank Account
* Bankruptcy
* Blocked Assets
* BOP
* Budget
* Buffer Stock
* Capital Flow
* CFF
* Commodities Exchange
* Credit
* Currency Shortage
* Debt
* Debt Equity Swap
* Debt Relief
* Debt Repayment
* Debt Repudiation
* Debt Rescheduling
* Deficit
* Devaluation
* Donor
* Drawing Rights
* Economic Growth
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Trend
* EFF
* EMS
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Agreement
* Financial Contribution
* Financial Control
* Financial Crisis
* Financial Market
* Financial Profits
* Financial Program
* Financial Reform
* Financial Reserve
* Financial Stability
* Foreign Currency
* Foreign Currency Control
* Foreign Currency Exchange
* Foreign Market
* Gold
* Grant
* IMF Standbys
* Income Tax
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* Loan Default
* Local Currency
* London Club
* National Income
* Overpayment
* Paris Club
* Payment
* Revaluation
* Sales Tax
* SDR
* Securities
* Securities Exchange
* Stock Shares
* Tax Haven
* Tax Law
* Taxation Treaties
* Treasury
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EFIS COMMERCIAL FISHING AND FISH PROCESSING
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The breeding and catching of fish and other marine life for commercial purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aquaculture
* Catch
* Quota Cod
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive Economic
* Zone Fish
* Fisheries
* Aid Fishery
* Fishing Agreement
* Fishing Concession
* Fishing Dispute
* Fishing Ground
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Fishing Vessel
* Fishing Vessel
* Detention Halibut
* Herring Joint
* Venture
* Quota Salmon
* Shellfish
* Shrimp
* TEDS
* Tuna
* Whaling Industry
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EIND INDUSTRY AND MANUFACTURING
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The commercial production of goods and services, including the processing of raw materials into manufactured goods. (Replaces RCHB file category: TEL, INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aerospace Industry
* Alloy
* Aluminum
* Antitrust
* Automotive Industry
* Bankruptcy
* Business Firm
* Capital Investment
* Chemical Industry
* Clothing Industry
* Commercial Association
* Communications Industry
* Complaint
* Construction Industry
* Consumer Goods
* Cooperatives
* Copyright Agreement
* Copyright Claim
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Dairy Industry
* Data Processing Industry
* Defense Industry
* Development Program
* Drug Industry
* Dyeing Industry
* Economic Growth
* Electronic Industry
* Espionage
* Factory
* Fertilizer Industry
* Finishing Industry
* Fishing Industry
* Food Contamination
* Food Industry
* Foreign Agent
* Fraud
* Garment Industry
* Garment Production
* Garment Workers
* Industrial Accident
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Production
* Industrial Reform
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insurance
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber Industry
* Machine Tool Industry
* Manmade Fiber
* Manufactured Product
* Merger
* Metal Industry
* Monopoly
* Nationalization
* Paper Industry
* Parastatal
* Patent
* Petroleum Industry
* Piracy
* Plastic Industry
* Power Looms
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Processing
* Product Safety
* Product Standards
* Product Testing
* Production
* Production Control
* Public Sector
* Railroad Industry
* Ramie
* Raw Materials
* Recall
* Registration
* Rubber Industry
* Sabotage
* Salvage
* Service Industry
* Shipbuilding Industry
* Silk
* Spinning Machinery
* Steel Industry
* Stockpile
* Subsidiary
* Subsidy
* Textile Industry
* Textile Production
* Tobacco Industry
* Tourism
* Trademark
* Vegetable Fiber
* Weaving Industry
* Wood Products Industry
* Wool
* Yarns
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EINT ECONOMIC AND COMMERCIAL INTERNET
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Effective from October 1997

Economic and commercial programs, policies, and issues relating to the Internet.

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agreement
* Censorship
* Competition
* Connectivity
* Content
* Copyright
* Data
* Democracy
* Economic Conditions
* Domain Names
* Electronic Commerce
* Encryption
* Free Flow of Information
* Information Availability
* Interconnectivity
* Internet
* Meeting
* Monopoly
* Piracy
* Policy
* Pornography
* Privacy
* Private Sector
* Reporting
* Trademark
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EINV FOREIGN INVESTMENTS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

Foreign investments made by governments or private enterprises for commercial gain. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bank
* Bid
* BIT
* Business Firm
* Business Loss
* Business Merger
* Capital Flow
* Capital Investment
* Compensation
* Credit
* Credit Guarantee
* Disinvestment
* Economic Growth
* Foreign Investment
* Fraud
* Garment Investment
* Insurance Risk
* Investment Climate
* Investment Control
* Investment Disputes
* Investment Guarantee
* Investment Incentive
* Investment Law
* Investment Opportunity
* Joint Venture
* Loan
* Multinational Corporation
* Nationalization
* Parastatal
* Private Investment
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Public Sector
* Subsidiary
* Textile Investment
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ELAB LABOR SECTOR AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised May 1995)

The labor sector, labor actors, and national labor policies and their effect on domestic and international systems and relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LAB)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Arbitration
* Benefits
* Bonded Labor
* Child Labor
* Collective Bargaining
* Compulsory Labor
* Dock Workers
* Employee Ownership
* Employee Rights
* Employer Organization
* Employment
* Equal Pay for Equal Work
* Forced Labor
* Foreign Worker
* GSP (Worker Rights)
* Illegal Worker
* International Labor Secretariat
* Job Creation
* Job Discrimination
* Job Security
* Job Training
* Labor Agreement
* Labor Code
* Labor Competition
* Labor Confederation
* Labor Cooperative
* Labor Costs
* Labor Courts
* Labor Disputes
* Labor Federation
* Labor Law
* Labor Leader
* Labor Market
* Labor Migration
* Labor Movement
* Labor Organization
* Labor Relations
* Labor Rights
* Labor Sector
* Labor Settlement
* Labor Standards
* Labor Union
* Layoffs
* Lockout
* Manpower
* Mediation
* NAFTA Labor Cooperation
* Occupational Health
* Occupational Safety
* Pension
* Prison Labor
* Privatization
* Right of Association
* Right to Organize Slave Labor
* Social Clause (WTO)
* Social Net
* Social Security
* Strike
* Trade
* Union
* Underemployment
* Unemployment
* Unemployment Insurance
* Vocational Training
* Wages
* Work Force
* Work Permit
* Worker Rights Workers
* Working Conditions
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ELTN LAND TRANSPORTATION
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

All aspects of land transportation. (Replaces RCHB file categories: IT, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antiterrorism Measures
* Automobile
* Bridge
* Bus
* Cargo Handling
* Detention
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Highway
* Highway Access
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Land Transportation
* Maintenance
* Overland Cargo
* Public Transportation
* Railroad
* Railroad Accident
* Railway Access
* Rescue
* Schedule
* Traffic Accident
* Traffic Safety
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
* Truck
* Tunnel
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EMIN MINERALS AND METALS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The exploration, discovery, and extraction of minerals and metals. (Replaces RCHB file category: INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bauxite
* Bid
* Chromite
* Coal
* Cobalt
* Copper
* Drilling
* Excavation
* Exclusive Economic Zone
* Exploration
* Factory
* Gems
* Gold
* Iron
* Magnesium
* Manganese
* Metal
* Mine
* Mineral
* Mineral Reserve
* Mining
* Mining Accident
* Mining Concession
* Nickel
* Offshore Mining
* Ore
* Quarry
* Silver
* Tin
* Tungsten
* Uranium
* Uranium Enrichment
* Zinc

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ENRG ENERGY AND POWER
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Government and private commercial activities in acquiring and providing energy services from all types of sources. For petroleum and natural gas, see EPET. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, FSE)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Coal
* Dam
* Decontamination
* Electric Energy
* Electric Power Plant
* Energy Conservation
* Energy Consumption
* Energy Reserve
* Energy Shortage
* Factory
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Fuel Shortage
* Generator
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Hydroelectric Power Plant
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing
* Nuclear Power Plant
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Power Line
* Public Utility
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Reexport
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* Stockpile
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Thermal Power Plant
* Transformer
* Uranium Enrichment
* Wind Energy
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EPET PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
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Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)

Government and private sector activities in the exploration and extraction of petroleum and natural gas. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FSE, PET)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bid
* Drilling
* Exploitation
* Exploration
* LPG
* Natural Gas
* Natural Gas Pipeline
* Natural Gas Production
* Natural Gas Reserve
* Offshore Drilling
* Offshore Drilling Platform
* Offshore Oil
* Oil Field
* Petroleum
* Petroleum Concession
* Petroleum Pipeline
* Petroleum Production
* Petroleum Reserve
* Petroleum Shortage
* Refinery
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ETRD FOREIGN TRADE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Exchange of goods between nations. (Replaces RCHB file category: FT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alcoholic Beverage
* Aluminum
* Animal Hides
* Antidumping
* Antitrust
* Apparel Trade
* Arms
* Arms Traffic
* Barter
* BOP
* Boycott
* Buffer Stock
* Chemical
* Clothing
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Commercial Aircraft
* Commodity
* Commodity Market
* Communications Equipment
* Computer
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Countertrade
* Countervailing Duty
* Cross Border Trade
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Clearance
* Customs Court
* Customs Fine
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Official
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Dairy Products
* Debt
* Development Program
* Dispute Settlement
* Diversion
* Duty Free Entry
* East West Trade
* Economic Cooperation
* EEC 1992
* EEP
* Electronic Equipment
* Exhibit
* Export
* Fair Trade
* Farm Equipment
* FCN
* Fertilizer
* Fish
* Food
* Food Contamination
* Food Inspection
* Footwear
* Foreign Market
* Free Trade Zone
* Garment Exports
* Garment Imports
* Government Procurement
* GSP
* Harmonized System
* Helicopter
* Import
* Industrialized Nation
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Intervention
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* Leather
* License
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber
* Machine Tool
* Manmade Fiber
* Market Access
* Meat
* Meat Inspection
* Medical Equipment
* Merger
* Metal
* MFN
* MIC
* Monopoly
* Multifiber Arrangement
* NAFTA
* Natural Fiber
* Newly Industrialized Countries
* Nonalcoholic Beverage
* Nontariff Barriers
* North South Dialogue
* Oils
* Oilseeds
* Perishable Commodities
* Petroleum Products
* Pharmaceuticals
* Plastics
* Poultry
* Private Sector
* Product Standards
* Public Sector
* Quota
* Railroad Equipment
* Ramie
* Reexport
* Rice
* Rubber
* Sanction
* Shellfish
* Silk
* Smuggling
* Soybean
* Steel
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Synthetic Fiber
* Synthetic Rubber
* Tariff
* Tariff Barriers
* Tariff Relief
* Television
* Textile Exports
* Textile Imports
* Textiles
* Tin
* Tobacco
* Trade Agreement
* Trade Balance
* Trade Complaint
* Trade Control
* Trade Concession
* Trade Discrimination
* Trade Dumping
* Trade Fair
* Trade Law
* Trade Liberalization
* Trade Opportunity
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Protectionism
* Trade Relations
* Trade Visit
* Tuna
* VAT
* Vegetable
* Vegetable Fiber
* Vegetable Oil
* Wheat
* Wine
* Wood Products
* Wool
* Yarns
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ETTC TRADE AND TECHNOLOGY CONTROLS
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Effective from April 1984

Government efforts to control the transfer of goods (i.e., equipment),services, or technologies. This includes foreign policy trade controls, strategic (National Security) trade controls, munitions controls, general West to East technology transfer issues, and efforts to circumvent U.S. or COCOM controls. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FT, STR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Arms Traffic
* Blocked Assets
* Boycott
* COCOM Case
* COCOM List Review
* Computer
* Data Bases
* Data Processing Equipment
* Digital Switching
* Diversion
* EAA
* East West Trade
* Economic Warfare
* Electronic Equipment
* Embargo
* End Use Check
* End User
* Enforcement
* Espionage
* Exception List
* EXCON
* Export
* Export Control
* GSOIA
* GSOMIA
* High Technology Equipment
* IEEPA
* Illegal Trade
* Import Control
* ITAR
* Laboratory Equipment
* License
* Manufacturing Agreement
* Military Applications
* Military Critical Technologies
* Military Equipment
* Military Services
* Munitions Control
* NDPC
* Nonmarket Economy
* Origin Certificate
* Reexport
* Research & Development
* Sanction
* Security Survey
* Semiconductors
* SNEC
* Software
* Stockpile
* Strategic Material
* Strategic Trade Control
* Superconductor
* TCDC
* Technical Assistance Agreement
* Technology Acquisition Efforts
* Technology Gap
* Technology Transfer
* Transaction Check
* Turnkey Plant
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EWWT WATERBORNE TRANSPORTATION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Movement of commercial and private vessels over high seas and inland waterways. (Replaces RCHB file categories: OS, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antiterrorism
* Measures Canal
* Cargo Handling
* Coast Guard
* Containerization
* Dock Workers
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Insurance
* Load Line
* Maintenance
* Marine Cargo
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Maritime Flag
* Maritime Law
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Ship
* Patrol Boat
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Port Congestion
* Private Ship
* Refueling
* Registration
* Rescue
* River
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule Ship Accident
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Detention
* Ship Harassment
* Ship Movement
* Ship Registry
* Shipyard
* SOLAS
* Strait
* Tonnage Measurement
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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KACT: Strategic Arms Control (ACS) Treaties
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Effective from August 2000 (Revised August 2004)

Use for all documents relating to specific, interrelated strategic (nuclear) arms control treaties and their implementation:

* ABM (i.e., anti-ballistic missile) treaty and its implementation body the SCC (Standing Consultative Commission);
* INF (i.e., Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces) Treaty and its implementation body, the SVC (Special Verification Commission);
* START (i.e., Strategic Reductions Treaty) and its implementation body, the JCIC (Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission); and the Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty (SORT) or the Moscow Treaty and its implementing body, the BIC (Bilateral Implementation Commission).

Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NP/EX)
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KAWC: Atrocities and War Crimes
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Effective from July 2001

Use for all documents relating to atrocities, massacres, and war crimes, including allegations, reports, investigations, and prosecutions of genocide, crimes against humanity, grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions, and violations of the laws or customs for war. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau, Info: S/WCI)
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KCFE: Conventional Armed Forces in Europe
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Effective from August 1989

Use on all documents between U.S. Vienna and the Department pertaining to CFE negotiations; documents pertaining to conventional forces in Europe including both Eastern and Western forces, their structure, posture, changes, etc.; documents pertaining to allied and Warsaw Pact conventional arms control positions, plans and related internal political situations, documents referring to the High Level Task Force (HLTF) or its subgroups; and all documents discussing congressional delegation visits to Europe that will address conventional arms control issues. (Action: EUR/RPM)
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KCIP: Critical Infrastructure Protection
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Effective from August 2001

Use for all documents reporting on critical infrastructure protection (CIP) issues, which are defined as vulnerabilities and threats, both physical and cyber, to systems and assets (particularly interconnected information systems and networks) so vital to a nation that their incapacity or destruction would have a debilitating impact on national security, national economic security, and/or national public health and safety. Use for reporting of CIP issues both as they affect host country and as they impact the United States. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)

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KCOM: Chief of Mission
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Effective from March 2004

Use for all documents addressed for action to the chief of a U.S. mission in a foreign location (e.g., ambassadors, chargés d’affaires, consuls general, or principal officers). Use KCOM in conjunction with generic PASS instructions to chiefs of mission in Department telegrams. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KCOR: Corruption and Anti-Corruption
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Effective from August 2001

Use for all documents relating to corruption and anti-corruption, dishonesty, and unethical behavior among public officials representing local, provincial, and national governments. This would include linkages with justice, economic, social and political entities. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)

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KCRM: Criminal Activity
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Effective from April 1994 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to criminal organizations and activities, the threat they pose to U.S. interests and/or friendly governments, and host country and U.S. Government programs to combat them. This includes international criminal organizations; money laundering and other financial crimes; illicit trafficking including alien smuggling and gun running; international stolen property theft and fencing rings; international frauds and commercial crimes; UN crime meetings and anti-crime programs; and interaction with international and regional organizations on these issues. U.S. assistance covers training of host country judicial and law enforcement agencies. Use this K TAGS with the Subject TAGS SOCI. Distinguish the use of this TAGS from AID-funded administration of justice programs in Latin America (KJUS),anti-narcotics issues and programs (SNAR),and anti-terrorism issues and programs (PTER). (Action: INL/ENT)
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KDEM: Democratization
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Effective from May 1991

Use on all documents dealing with democratization in Eastern Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Encouraging democratization constitutes an essential component of U.S. policy. The U.S. Government is devoting significant resources to monitor and promote regional trends away from autocratic rule and toward political pluralism. Programs designed to encourage democratization are diverse, and often are cross-discipline in nature, requiring the involvement of several U.S. Government agencies. Also use the appropriate Subject and Geo-Political TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KDRG: Detainee Repatriation from Guantanamo Bay
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Effective from December 2007

Use for all documents addressing issues connected to the repatriation and transfer of detainees in U.S. Government custody at the military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to their countries of origin or to third countries. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/WCI)
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KFRD: Fraud Prevention Programs
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Effective from August 1986

Use on all reporting that refers to efforts and activities pertaining to the prevention of fraud and deceptive practices in the issuance of visas, passports, the issuance of Federal benefits to U.S. citizens and others, and to active measures developed by the Department to oversee their legality and for reporting upon the results of antifraud and prevention measures in consular matters. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: CA/FPP)
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KGHG: Global Climate Change
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Effective from May 2007

Use for all documents addressing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and global climate change (also referred to as global warming). This includes, but is not limited to, the economic, energy, environmental, geographic, health, scientific, social, and political linkages of global climate change. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: OES/EGC)
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KGIC: Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism
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Effective from September 2006

Use for all documents relating to the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism. The Global Initiative works toward the prevention, detection, and response to acts of nuclear terrorism. Also use appropriate Subject Tags. (Action: ISM/WMDT)
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KHIV: Emerging Infectious Diseases and HIV/AIDS Program
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Effective from June 2000

Use for all documents relating to actual and prospective activities by the U.S. Government, alone or in conjunction with or through other entities, to combat HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases. Also use Appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: S/GAC)
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KHLS: Homeland Security
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Effective from August 2006

Use for all documents relating to all aspects of homeland security issues, including acts of terrorism directed at the U.S. homeland, its citizens, or interests; planning and support for such acts of terrorism; capabilities of terrorist groups; activities of institutions, groups, or individuals that support such terrorism; acts of terrorism that transcend national boundaries due to the support network or nationality of the perpetrator, victim, or facility or conventional, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) terrorism; terrorist travel; actions of the host government, institutions, or individuals related to support for or opposition to U.S. Government homeland security or counter-terrorism initiatives; actions of the host government or multilateral organizations related to the establishment of host country or regional security, bureaucratic, physical, or cyber infrastructure; homeland security implications and effects of border protection, immigration, and customs policies; transportation (e.g., seaports, civil air) security; host government travel document control and standards; emergency, preparedness, and response; biodefense, science and technology development related to the above areas; reactions of host government, media, etc., to homeland security-related programs and activities in the United States, or of the U.S. Government. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/CT, CA, OES, A/OEM)

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KIPR: Intellectual Property Rights
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Effective from December 1988 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to intellectual property rights which include patents, trademarks, copyrights, semiconductor designs (mask works),industrial designs, trade secrets, appellations of origin and other forms of protection to reward and encourage innovation and creativity. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/TPP/MTA/IPC)
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KIRF: International Religious Freedom
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Effective from January 1999

Use on all documents relating to all issues of religious freedom and persecution, including civil unrest where religion is a precipitating factor; changes to or enforcement of laws affecting freedom of religion; religious aspects of movements, parties or persons seeking governmental change; governmental repression of religious minorities, movements or leaders; religion playing a role in reconciling conflicts; and changes in religious demographics that may produce societal changes. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: DRL/IRF)
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KISL: Islamic Issues
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Effective from November 1988 (Revised April 2000)

Use on documents treating government involvement in recognition of or approaches to Islam; political and economic activities undertaken by private Islamic organizations or prominent individuals; and fundamentalism. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS.

(Action: NEA/PPR, AF/RA, EAP/RA)
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KJUS: Administration of Justice
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Effective from May 1986 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with the administration of justice in host countries, particularly as it relates to U.S. objectives of promoting democracy and just economic and social development. This includes judicial reforms, political reporting on personalities and institutions involved in the administration of justice, judicial infrastructure development, criminal investigation capabilities, penal systems, legal training, and assistance and exchange programs in this field. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: WHA/PPC)
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KMCA: Millennium Challenge Account
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Effective from August 2004

Use for documents relating to all aspects of the Millennium Challenge Account, a U.S. new foreign assistance account, or the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the independent government corporation recently established to manage and oversee this assistance. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: MCC/IT)
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KMDR: Media Reaction Reporting
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Effective From October 1999

Use on all documents dealing with setting post ―Watching Briefs and on all post reporting concerning editorial content and media reaction. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: INR/R)
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KNNP: Nuclear Non-Proliferation
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Effective from April 1984

Use on all documents on U.S. policy for preventing the spread of nuclear weapons to other countries, the transfer of nuclear material, equipment of technology, agreements for cooperation on the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, matters concerning multilateral discussions on the uses of nuclear energy including the activities of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and activities in other countries related to the acquisition of nuclear explosives. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KOLY: Olympic Games Reporting
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Effective from February 1984

Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. Note: KOLY will be used in the above prescribed manner for all subsequent winter and summer Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KPAL: Palestinian Affairs
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Effective from August 1983 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with the Palestinian people, as a group or in part, or the area known as Palestine. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. (Action: NEA/PA)
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KPAO: Public Affairs Office
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Effective from May 2000

Use on all documents intended for Public Affairs sections abroad, and should be used by field Public Affairs sections abroad on all documents coming into the Department which relate to Public Diplomacy Programs. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: ECA/EX/PR)
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KPIN: Political Internationals
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Effective from November 1984

Use on all documents relating to the activities and policies of the four major Political Internationals: Socialist International, Christian Democratic International, Liberal International, and the International Democratic Union. This includes reporting on the attitudes of member parties towards the Internationals, the interaction between member parties of the Internationals, and the activities of the Internationals themselves. In addition, this TAGS should be used on all documents relating to the policies of the German (FRG) political foundations: Friederich Ebert, Konrad Adenauer, Hanns Seidel, and Friederich Naumann. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: P)
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KPKO: United Nations Peacekeeping Operations
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Effective from August 1996

Use on all documents relating to existing or potential United Nations peacekeeping activities, including proposals for and negotiations with other countries on peacekeeping activities, military support, sanctions monitoring, elections and humanitarian activities, as well as interaction with international and regional organizations on peacekeeping. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KPWR: Power Support Program
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Effective from March 1993

Use on all documents dealing with the Department’s electrical power support requirements. The program provides consolidated funding for generators, central uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems, and PCB transformer abatement projects. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OBO/PE/DE)
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KRAD: Radioactive Contamination of the Environment
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Effective from May 1997 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with radioactive contamination of the environment from whatever source—military or civilian use, transportation, storage, or disposal of nuclear material Appropriate Subject Terms to use with this TAGS would include nuclear contamination, radiation, radioactive material and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) emergency notification. In connection with accidental or deliberate contamination, appropriate Terms to use with this TAGS include radioactive material transfer, radioactive waste disposal, radioactive waste management, industrial/medical radiography, medical isotope, and transfer of fissile material. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES/OA)

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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
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Effective from February 1983

Use on all documents drafted by or sent to Science Counselors and Science Attachés. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES). Note: KSCA replaces the Organization SCSA.
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KSPR: Strategic, Performance and Resource Planning
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Effective from October 1997

Use on all documents dealing with the strategic planning process for all foreign affairs agencies or agencies with operations and programs abroad as well as the Department’s own strategic planning activities. This includes all resource allocation processes when associated with the Mission Performance Plan (MPP),namely: budget formulation, the Financial Plan (FINPLAN),and the field budget plan. Technical and operational messages that are purely budget-focused should only use ABUD. Use KSPR on messages regarding personnel planning in connection with the annual MPP exercises, and subjects relating to the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993. Operational personnel requests (e.g., new positions, classification actions, conversions of positions from FSN to PIT, etc.) should still only use APER. Suggested terms to use with KSPR are program planning, Mission Performance Plan (MPP),Resource Allocations and Budget Integration Tool (RABIT) and Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: M/P)
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KSUM: Summit Meetings
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Effective from January 1983 (Revised November 1987)

Use on all documents concerning Summit Meetings. This includes substantive and administrative arrangements for meetings, records of meetings and reports on actions by participants as a result of meetings, including preparatory meetings. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KTFN: Terrorism Finance Traffic
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Effective from July 2004

Use for documents relating to all aspects of terrorism financing; sanctions; designations of individuals under Executive Orders (E.O.) dealing with terrorism finance such as E.O. 13224; related UN resolutions; denial of funds to terrorists; and other related aspects of terrorism financing. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/ESC)
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KTIA: Treaties and International Agreements
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Effective from June 1984

Use on all documents concerning treaties, including conventions, protocols, or other International Agreements, such as exchange of notes, exchange of letters and memoranda of understanding, as well as requirements of the Case Act (11 FAM 724; 1 U.S.C. 112B). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: L/T)
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KTIP: Trafficking in Persons
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Effective from September 2008

Use for all cables related to the topics of trafficking in persons, human trafficking, slavery, involuntary servitude, forced labor, labor migration, illegal migration, commercial sexual exploitation, prostitution, sex tourism, forced marriage, child labor, debt bondage, peonage, and child soldiering. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: G/TIP)
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KUNR: UN Reform
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Effective from November 1995

Use on all documents dealing with all efforts to reform and restructure the United Nations. Some of the reforms are: the UN budget and/or ceiling, security council expansion, managerial improvements, and strengthening the role of the UN. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KWBG: West Bank and Gaza
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Effective from December 1993 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with the implementation of the Israeli-PLO Declaration of Principles, including Palestinian interim self-rule, economic development and development assistance to the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. Also, use for Israeli-PLO negotiations on implementing the agreement and political developments in the West Bank and Gaza including elections for a Palestinian Council. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NEA/IPA)
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KWMN: Women Issues
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Effective from June 1995

Use on all documents relating to the Fourth World Conference on Women and any future World Conferences on Women. Also use this TAGS on issues concerning women’s human rights, women’s political participation, women-in-development, and any discussions of women in the United Nations or any other international organizations. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: G/CS, IO, and DRL)
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MARR MILITARY AND DEFENSE ARRANGEMENTS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts to establish and maintain collective security or other international military cooperation. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Alliance
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* CFE
* Collective Security
* DECA
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Ground Forces
* Home Porting
* Host Government
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Lease
* Military Advisor
* Military Agreement
* Military Base
* Military Cooperation
* Military Exercise
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Visit
* Minesweeping
* Monitoring
* National Security
* Naval Forces
* Overflight Clearance
* Peace Plan
* Peacekeeping Forces
* Refueling
* Security Assessment
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Movement
* SOFA
* Tracking Station
* Troop Contribution
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Truce Observer
* Weapons Deployment
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MASS MILITARY ASSISTANCE AND SALES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The Govemment to Govemment transfer, sale, or loan of military equipment, advisers, or services. (Replaces RCHB file categories DEF, FT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Airlift
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Bomber Aircraft
* CAT
* Congressional Presentation
* Credit
* Debt
* Debt Repayment
* Diversion
* Donor
* Economic Support Fund
* Fighter Aircraft
* FMS
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* IMET
* Loan
* Maintenance
* MAP
* Military Adviser
* Military Agreement
* Military Aircraft
* Military Assistance
* Military Procurement
* Military Training
* Military Vehicle
* Missile
* Reexport
* Salvage
* Spare Parts
* Surplus Weapons Disposal
* Technical Assistance
* Technology Transfer
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MCAP MILITARY CAPABILITIES
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Effective from March 1973 to June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The nonnuclear offensive and defensive ability of the military establishment of a nation or international organization. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Bomber Aircraft
* Burden sharing
* Cargo Aircraft
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon
* Control Civil Defense
* Coast Guard
* Conscription
* Contingency Plan
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon
* Control Court Martial
* Defense Industry
* Demobilization
* Fighter Aircraft
* Ground Forces
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* Infrastructure
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Logistics
* Military Aircraft
* Military Balance
* Military Budget
* Military Buildup
* Military Capability
* Military Communication
* Military Equipment
* Military Exercise
* Military Leader
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Reserve
* Missile
* Mobilization
* National Guard
* Naval Forces
* Naval Ship
* Ordnance
* Radar
* RDF
* Security Assessment
* Strategic Plan
* Submarine
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
* Warning System
* Weapons Deployment
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MNUC MILITARY NUCLEAR APPLICATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The development and use of nuclear technology for military purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Artillery
* Counterforce
* Decontamination
* Delivery Vehicle
* Fissionable Material
* Guidance System
* INF
* LRTNF
* Military Capability
* Missile
* Missile Site
* Monitoring
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Powered Ship
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Winter
* Plutonium
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Radioactive Waste Management
* Spent Fuel
* Strategic Plan
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
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MOPS MILITARY OPERATIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Declared or undeclared war involving two or more nations. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Aggression
* Air Alert
* Air Forces
* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Blockade
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Ceasefire
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* Combat
* Concentration Camp
* CONTRA
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Escalation
* Explosives
* Ground Forces
* Guerrilla
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intervention
* Invasion
* KIA
* Landing Rights
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* MIA
* Military Balance
* Military Buildup
* Military Plan
* Minesweeping
* Naval Forces
* No Fly Zone
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Occupied Area
* Peace Plan
* POW
* Repatriation
* Reprisal
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Ship Movement
* Surrender
* Threat
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* War
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ODIP U.S. DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATION
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Effective from January 1983

Official representational and ceremonial activities of U.S. diplomats and U.S. Government officials; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by U.S. officials. (Replaces RCHB file categories: PER, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Agrement
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Anniversary
* Assault
* Attache
* Ceremonial Representation
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* Personnel Conduct
* Real Property
* Social Reception
* Tax Exemption
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OEXC EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL
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EXCHANGE OPERATIONS

Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

The administration and operation of educational and cultural exchange programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: EDX)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* American Studies
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Community
* Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Exchange Program
* Designation Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* FLEX Program
* Foreign Leader Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange Grant
* Humphrey Program
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Nomination
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* Scientist
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* U.S. Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Youth Exchanges
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OFDP FOREIGN DIPLOMATS AND FOREIGN MISSIONS
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Effective from January 1983

Administrative, representational, and ceremonial matters related to non-U.S. diplomatic personnel and foreign missions; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by non-U.S. diplomats. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Assault
* Attache
* Building Design
* Ceremonial Representation
* Consul
* Consulate
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Embassy
* Envoy
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* NOB
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Post Closing
* Post Opening
* Real Property
* Recall
* Social Reception
* Staffing
* Tax Exemption
* Third Country Counterparts
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OIIP INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION PROGRAMS
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Effective from October 1999

Administrative and operational aspects of international information programs, products, and services that increase international support for U.S. policies and understanding of U.S. society.

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advance Documents Service
* Article Alert
* Book Donations
* Book Fairs
* Book Reprints
* Book Translations
* Books and Documents List
* Computer
* Cooperative Agreements
* Copyright
* Design Services
* DVC
* Electronic Journal
* Grant
* Graphic Design
* I-Bucks
* IRC
* IRO
* Listserv
* Paper Shows
* PDQ
* Photo Coverage
* Photo Rights
* Photo Requests
* Public Diplomacy
* Publication
* Reference Requests
* Speaker
* Technology Partnerships
* Teleconference
* Translation Requests
* Washington File
* Websites
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OPDC DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE
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Effective from January 1983

Correspondence and ceremonial messages between prominent leaders and principal officers. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acknowledgment
* Anniversary
* Appreciation Message
* Commemorative Message
* Condolence Message
* Congratulatory Message
* Invitation
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OPRC PUBLIC RELATIONS AND CORRESPONDENCE
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Effective from January 1983

Correspondence to and from the public commenting on U.S. policy and foreign incidents, requesting information and speaking engagements, and any other public relations activities. This TAGS includes routine constituent's correspondence such as employment opportunities, requests for photographs, autographs, etc. Also includes press summaries and press conferences, public opinion polls, and the administrative arrangements for press conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: PR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Authentication
* Autograph
* Constituents Mail
* Employment
* Interview
* Invitation
* Journalist
* Photo Request
* Photograph
* Poll
* Press Relations
* Public Diplomacy
* Public Information Publication
* Speaker
* Translation
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OREP U.S. CONGRESSIONAL TRAVEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Administrative and operational aspects of travel by Congressmen, congressional staffers, and delegations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LEG)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* CODEL
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protective Security
* Staffdel
* Support Services
* Travel Advisory
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OSCI SCIENCE GRANTS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administration of grants and disbursal of funds of U.S. Government sponsored research programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Foreign Currency
* Grant
* Science Grant
* Scientific Exchange
* Scientist
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OTRA TRAVEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Routine and operational aspects of travel and visits by other than prominent individuals and Congressmen. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL, TP, TRV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Businessmen
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Dependent
* Itinerary
* Journalist
* Official Travel
* Scientific Visit
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
* Travel Locator Messages
* Travel Orders
* Travel Report
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OVIP VISITS AND TRAVEL OF PROMINENT INDIVIDUALS AND LEADERS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administrative and operational aspects of visits or travel of U.S. and foreign leaders and prominent individuals. Use for assistant secretary level and above or foreign equivalent. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Envoy
* Hotel
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protection Technical Services
* Protective Security
* Secretarys Detail
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
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PARM ARMS CONTROLS AND DISARMAMENT
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts by governments to control the acquisition, development, and production of nuclear, biological, chemical, and other advanced weaponry. Also includes the control of efforts by countries to develop nuclear capabilities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, FT, POL, STR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* ABM Treaty
* Advance Notification
* Advanced Weaponry
* Aerial Inspection
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Arms Buildup
* Arms Control
* Arms Control Agreement
* Arms Control Impact Statement
* Arms Talks
* Arms Traffic
* Associated Measures
* Biological Warfare Convention
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* CDE
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* CNEA
* Compliance
* Confidence Building Measures
* Constraints
* Consultation
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* Conventional Weapon Freeze
* Cooperative Measures
* Counterforce
* Counting Rule
* CST
* CTB
* Deterrence
* Disarmament
* Diversion
* East West Relations
* Electronic Weapons Systems
* Emerging Technologies
* ENMOD
* Entry Exit Points
* Fissionable Material
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hotline
* Implementation
* INF
* IOZP
* Laser Fusion
* Launchers
* Limited Test Ban Treaty
* LRTNF
* Military Budget Reduction
* Military Expenditures
* Missile
* Monitoring
* Moratorium
* Napalm
* National Guidelines Area
* No First Use
* Nonproliferation
* Nonuse of Force
* NPT
* NRR
* NTEM
* NTM
* Nuclear Agreements
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Enrichment Process
* Nuclear Equipment
* Nuclear Free Zone
* Nuclear Material
* Nuclear Proliferation
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Technical Assistance
* Nuclear Technology
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Weapon Free Zone
* Nuclear Weapon Freeze
* Particle Beam
* Peace Movement
* Plutonium
* Political Concession
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* SCC
* SDI
* Simulations
* SNEC
* Spent Fuel
* START
* Stockpile
* Strategic Policy
* Technology Transfer
* Telemetry
* Tlatelolco Treaty
* Troop Level
* TTBT
* Unconventional Weapon
* Verification
* Warhead
* Weapon Destruction
* Weapon Systems Deactivation
* Weapons Deployment
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PBTS NATIONAL BOUNDARIES, TERRITORIES, AND SOVEREIGNTY
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Effective from January 1983

A territory over which dominion is exercised. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Alert
* Airspace
* Annexation
* Arbitration
* Archipelago
* Border Control
* Border Crossing
* Border Dispute
* Border Incident
* Boundary
* Boundary Claim
* Boundary Determination
* Canal
* Cession
* Coast Guard
* Continental Shelf
* Court Decision
* Dependency
* Dispute Settlement
* Island
* Island Claim
* Land Settlement
* Landlocked Country
* Maritime Boundary
* Mediation
* Occupied Area
* Overflight
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Province
* River
* Seabed
* Ship Detention
* Sovereignty
* Strait
* Survey
* Territorial Claim
* Territorial Reversion
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Unification
* Territorial Waters
* Trust Territory
* Water Boundary Agreement
* Water Boundary Claim
* West Bank
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PGOV INTERNAL GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised June 1983)

The form, structure, and organization of local, provincial, and national governments. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Absentee Ballot
* Administration of Justice
* Alliance
* Antigovernment
* Arbitration
* Berlin Access
* Berlin Wall
* Cabinet
* Cabinet Meeting
* Campaign
* Candidacy Support
* Candidate
* Charter
* Church State Relations
* Coalition Government
* Colonialism
* Communism
* Confederation
* Constitution
* Constitutional Law
* Corruption
* Court
* Court Decision
* Death
* Democracy
* Dictatorship
* Election
* Election Forecast
* Election Irregularities
* Election Law
* Election Observer
* Election Reform
* Election Results
* Extremist
* Federation
* First Lady
* Glasnost
* Government Agency
* Government Budget
* Government Media Relations
* Government Official
* Government Reform
* Governor
* Impeachment
* Inauguration
* Influence
* Infrastructure
* Interim Government
* Judicial Reform
* Judiciary
* Junta
* King
* Legislation
* Legislator
* Legislature
* Martial Law
* Mayor
* Minister
* Minority
* Municipal
* Nationalism
* Opposition
* Opposition Party
* Party Faction
* Party Leader
* Party Line
* Party Meeting
* Party Stability
* Party Strength
* Party Unity
* Patronage
* Perestroyka
* Political Adviser
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Crisis
* Political Leader
* Political Military Relations
* Political Party
* Political Trend
* Poll
* President
* Prime Minister
* Progovernment
* Province
* Queen
* Reconciliation
* Referendum
* Reorganization
* Resignation from Office
* Reunification
* Royal Family
* Ruling Party
* Self Government
* Socialism
* Special Interest Group
* State of the Union Message
* Succession
* Tenure of Office
* Totalitarian
* Trial
* Trust
* Territory
* Veto
* Vice President
* Voting
* Voting Rights
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PHSA HIGH SEAS AFFAIRS
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Effective from January 1983

Activities on the high seas, outside a country's national jurisdiction. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Continental Shelf
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive
* Economic Zone
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Freedom of Navigation
* Hazardous Cargo
* Innocent Passage
* International Waters
* LOS
* Marine Mammal
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Natural Resources
* Ocean Dumping
* Piracy
* Seabed
* Seabed Mining
* Ship Accident
* Ship Detention
* Ship Movement
* Strait
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Waters
* Transit Passage
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PHUM HUMAN RIGHTS
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Effective from January 1985

The violation of rights attributable to human beings. (Replaces RCHB file categories: POL, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Abuse
* Amnesty
* Antisemitic
* Apartheid
* Asylum
* Asylum Request
* Capital Punishment
* Childrens Rights
* Civil Rights
* Concentration Camp
* Court Decision
* Death Squad
* Deportation
* Detainee
* Detection Equipment
* Detention Development Rights
* Discrimination
* Economic Rights
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Ethnic Group
* EVD
* Execution
* Exile
* Family
* Forced Labor
* Harassment
* Human Rights
* Humane
* Imprisonment
* Indigenous Peoples
* Individual Rights
* Internal Exile
* Internee
* Mass Migration
* Massacre
* Minority
* Minority Rights
* Missing Person
* Mistreatment
* Murder
* Persecution
* Police Equipment
* Political Disappearance
* Political Prisoner
* Political Repression
* Political Rights
* Poverty
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Welfare
* Proselytize
* Psychiatric Abuse
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Returnees
* Rights of Peoples
* Security Forces
* Sponsorship
* Torture
* Walk In Procedures
* Women
* Womens Rights
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PINR INTELLIGENCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The gathering and reporting of intelligence information, including biographic and background data. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INT, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aerial Reconnaissance
* Biographic Information
* Contacts
* Counterintelligence
* Covert Operations
* Disinformation
* Espionage
* Film
* Humint Collection Plan
* Information Security
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intelligence Collection
* Intelligence Services
* Maps
* Monitoring
* Olive Harvest
* PLPPR
* Remote Sensing
* Satellite
* Ship Movement
* Surveillance Aircraft
* Tracking Station
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PINS NATIONAL SECURITY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

A regime's stability, control, or efforts to maintain itself in power, as well as activities and efforts to disrupt or overthrow the established regime by other than normal political activity. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Assassination
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Censorship
* Church State Relations
* Civil War
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Contingency Plan
* CONTRA
* Counterinsurgency
* Coup
* Court Decision
* Court Martial
* Death Squad
* Defector
* Demobilization
* Detention
* Dissident
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Escalation
* Ethnic Group
* Execution
* Exile
* Exiled Government
* Exit Permit
* Expulsion
* Extremist
* General Strike
* Guerrilla
* Harassment
* Hostility
* Hunger Strike
* Impeachment
* Infiltration
* Insurgency
* Intelligence Assessment
* Internal Control
* Intervention
* Land Reform
* Law Enforcement
* Liberation Front
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* Mercenary
* Minority
* Missing Person
* National Security
* Occupied Area
* Persona Non Grata
* Plot
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Political Assessment
* Political Crisis
* Political Military Relations
* Political Prisoner
* Political Settlement
* Political Stability
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Release
* Propaganda
* Property Protection
* Religious Group
* Repression
* Reprisal
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Sabotage
* Seizure
* Surrender
* Threat
* Travel Document
* Travel Restriction
* Treason
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Violence
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PREF REFUGEES
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Effective from January 1985 (Revised March 1995)

People who move across borders because of danger to life or fear of persecution. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Admissions
* Allocation
* Asylum Policy
* Early Warning
* Emergency Response
* ESLCO
* Family Reunification
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Internally Displaced Persons
* Letter of Introduction
* ODP
* Prevention
* Refugee Camp
* Refugee Protection
* Refugee Relief
* Refugee Resettlement
* Refugee Settlement
* Refugee Status
* Repatriation
* Safe Country of Origin and Transit
* Safe Haven
* Sponsorship
* Temporary Protection
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
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PREL EXTERNAL POLITICAL RELATIONS
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Effective from January 1983

The political relations between countries, international or regional organizations both bilateral and multilateral, that assess intentions, objectives, plans, or possible courses of interaction. (Replaces RCHB file category: CSM, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alliance
* Ambassador
* Amity
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antisoviet
* Bilateral Cooperation
* CBI
* Cold War
* Commitment
* Condemnation
* Consular Service
* Demarche
* Detente
* Deterrence
* Diplomatic Protest
* East West Relations
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Expulsion
* Extradition Treaty
* Foreign Commitment
* Foreign Relations
* Front Line States
* Government Reaction
* Hegemony
* Industrialized Nation
* Influence
* International Organization
* Intervention
* LDC
* Lobbying
* NAM
* National Security
* Neutrality
* No Fly Zone
* Nonaggression
* Nonaligned Nations
* Nonparticipation
* North South Dialogue
* Open Skies Treaty
* Opposition
* Participation
* Peace
* Peace Plan
* Persona Non Grata
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Initiative
* Political Settlement
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Exchange
* Prisoner Transfer
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Relations
* Reciprocity
* Recognition
* Reconciliation
* Regional Organization
* Relations Establishment
* Relations Interruption
* Reprisal
* Sanction
* Secession
* Signatory
* Sister City
* Third Country Representation
* Third World
* Threat
* War Claims
* West Bank
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PROP PROPAGANDA AND PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The spreading of ideology, information, or rumor for the purpose of supporting or defaming nations, institutions, causes, peoples, or persons. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CSM, CUL, INF, MP, POL, PPB, RAD, TV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Active Measures
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antinuclear
* Antisoviet
* Brain Drain
* Brainwashing
* Broadcasting
* Campaign
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Disinformation
* Frequency Interference
* Harassment
* Influence
* Jamming
* Lobbying
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Propaganda
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Disclosure
* Public Information
* Public Relations
* Publication
* Repression
* Slander
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PTER TERRORISTS AND TERRORISM
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Effective from March 1981 (Revised January 1983)

All aspects of terrorism which transcend national boundaries due to the nationality of the perpetrator, victim, place, or the incident. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acts of Terrorists
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Antiterrorist Forces
* Assassination
* Assault
* Bomb Threat
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Hijacking
* Hostage
* Hostility
* Infiltration
* Kidnapping
* Kidnapping Threat
* Mission Takeover
* Piracy
* Plot
* Proterrorism
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Small Arms
* Surrender
* Terrorism
* Terrorist Activities
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Violence
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SCUL CULTURAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

Any part or totality of a nation's behavior patterns, arts, beliefs, institutions, or sociology. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CUL, EDU, MP, PPB, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* American Studies
* Anthropology
* Archaeology
* Artifact
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Commemorative Celebration
* Community Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Presentation
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Education
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Ethnic Group
* Excavation
* Exchange Program Designation
* Exhibit
* Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* Fine Arts
* FLEX Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange
* History
* Holiday
* Humphrey Program
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Language
* Library
* Magazine
* Memorial
* Missionary
* Museum
* National Flag
* Newspaper
* Olympics
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Piracy
* Place of Worship
* Pope
* Publication
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Religious Leader
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* School
* Social Custom
* Social Reform
* Sports
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* University
* US Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Women
* Youth
* Youth Exchanges
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SENV ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The preservation, deterioration, and conservation of natural and animal resources, the air, water, land, and space environments. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AGR, CUL, E, HLTH, INCO, OS, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acid Rain
* Air Pollution
* Animal Conservation
* Animal Hides
* Atmosphere
* Biodiversity
* CITES
* Crop
* Destruction
* Dam
* Desertification
* Drought
* Earthquake
* Ecology
* Endangered Species
* Environment
* Erosion
* Exploitation
* Famine
* Fire
* Fish
* Flood
* Flora
* Forestry
* Fungicide
* Habitat
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Herbicide
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insect
* Land Conservation
* Marine
* Mammal
* Migratory Animals
* Monsoon
* National Park
* Natural Disaster
* Natural Resources
* Noise Pollution
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Winter
* Ocean Dumping
* Oil Spill
* Ozone
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Pollution Control
* Preservation
* Rainfall
* Seabed
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sludge
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soil Pollution
* Species Protection
* Storm
* Tidal Wave
* Transboundary Pollution
* Tropical Forest
* Volcanic Eruption
* Waste
* Waste Disposal
* Water
* Water Analysis
* Water Conservation
* Water Pollution
* Water Supply System
* Weather
* Whales
* Wildlife
* Yellow Rain
* Zoo
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SMIG MIGRATION
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Effective from March 1995

The legal or illegal movement of people across borders, border control, and the treatment of aliens by receiving states. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alien Interdiction
* Border Control
* Cross Border Migration
* Economic Migration
* Emigration
* Environmental Migration
* Family Reunification
* Illegal Migration
* Immigration
* Labor Migration
* Migration
* Migration and Development Policy
* Nationality and Citizenship
* Readmission Agreements
* Remittances
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SNAR NARCOTICS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 2008)

The illegal production, distribution, and use of narcotic drugs. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aircraft Registry
* Cocaine
* Crop Destruction
* Crop Substitution
* Crops
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Demand Reduction
* Detection
* Equipment
* Eradication
* Exhibit
* Foreigners
* Hashish
* Herbicide
* Heroin
* Illicit
* Immigration
* Interdiction
* Law Enforcement
* Legal
* Marijuana
* Money Laundering
* Morphine
* Narcotics
* Narcotics Abuse
* Narcotics Control
* Narcotics Detection
* Narcotics Seizure
* Narcotics Traffic
* Opium
* Patrol Boat
* Psychotropic Drugs
* Seizure
* Ship Registry
* Smuggling
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SOCI SOCIAL CONDITIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The conditions and factors that affect the social welfare of a community. (Replaces RCHB file category: HLTH, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Abortion
* Administration of Justice
* Adoption
* AIDS
* Birth Rate
* Black Market
* Census
* Child
* Custody
* Children
* Civil Disobedience
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Consumer Protection
* Crime
* Crime Control
* Cult
* Demography
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Divorce
* Educational Reform
* Elderly
* Epidemic
* Family
* Family Planning
* Food
* Fugitive
* Genocide
* Glasnost
* Health
* Housing
* Housing Shortage
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Hunger Strike
* Illegal Alien
* Immigrant
* Immigration Control
* Infant
* Infrastructure
* Inoculation
* Insurance
* Law Enforcement
* Life Expectancy
* Marriage
* Medical Care
* Medical Facility
* Mental Health
* Minority
* Modernization
* Mortality Rate
* Murder
* Penal System
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Population
* Population Growth
* Pornography
* Prison
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Prostitution
* Public Safety
* Public Transportation
* Public Welfare
* Quarantine
* Recall
* Reform
* Rehabilitation
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Rural Area
* Sanitation
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sex Ratio
* Sexual Crime
* Sexual Harassment
* Social Development
* Social Reform
* Social Security
* Social Service
* Social Trend
* Special Interest Group
* Standard of Living
* Sterilization
* Theft
* Urban Area
* Violence
* Volunteers
* Water Supply System
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TBIO BIOLOGICAL AND MEDICAL SCIENCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The anatomy, physiology, chemistry, and psychology that affect living organisms and the mechanisms of their expression. (Replaces RCHB file categories: HLTH, SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AIDS
* Animals
* Biology
* Biotechnology
* Chemistry
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Eradication
* Food
* Genetic Engineering
* Hormones
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Medical Science
* Nuclear Contamination
* Parapsychology
* Pest Control
* Pharmaceuticals
* Quarantine
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* STRIDE Technology
* Technology
* Transfer
* Vaccine
* Zoology
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TPHY PHYSICAL SCIENCES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development in any of the physical sciences. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Atmosphere
* Chemistry
* Geodesy
* Geology
* Hydrology
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Maps
* Materials Science
* Meteorology
* Metrology
* Microwave
* Minerology
* Ocean Drilling
* Oceanography
* Physics
* Research & Development
* Research Vessel
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Scientific Visit
* Seismology
* STRIDE
* Survey
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Volcanology
* Weather
* Weather Station
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TRGY ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
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Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development of energy sources. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF, FSE, PET, SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Electric Energy
* Energy Conservation
* Exploration
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Magnetic
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Petroleum
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* SSC
* STRIDE
* Synthetic Fuel
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Transmitters
* Wind Energy
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TSPA SPACE ACTIVITIES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development leading to and resulting in the exploration and utilization of outer space. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, SP, TEL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
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08TEGUCIGALPA608DELIVERY OF USG VIEW ON THE CONVENTION ON
[...] 1. On June 5, 2008, Econoff expressed USG views related to the Convention of Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage (CSC) to Ambassador Eduardo Rosales Ramirez, Director of the External Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Econoff explained the position and delivered the Re [...]
2008-06-27 15:30:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP KSTC TRGY ENRG PARM IAEA HO
08TELAVIV611ISRAELI MFA OFFERS MIXED REACTION TO UNSCR 1803,
[...] (C) On March 13, Polcouns and Poloff met with MFA Deputy Director General for Strategic Affairs Miriam Ziv and aide Jonathan Miller to discuss reftel points regarding UNSCR 1803 and the preceding IAEA briefing on Iran non-compliance, which we had passed to her last week. Ziv welcomed the passag [...]
2008-03-14 14:31:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM IR IAEA
08THEHAGUE149NETHERLANDS/NSG: INFORMATION ON APPROVED EXPORT
[...] (SBU) Econoff shared on February 7 ref A points requesting information on nuclear-related items actually delivered to Iran with Kees Jan Steenhoek, Senior Policy Advisor for Foreign Economic Relations and Export Control at the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs. 2. (SBU) In a subsequent [...]
2008-02-19 14:37:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP AORC MNUC PARM IAEA IR NL
08THEHAGUE513NETHERLANDS/IAEA: EVALUATING THE CSC, NO POSITION
[...] (SBU) EconOff met June 11 with Michel Deelen, Deputy Head, Environment and Nuclear Safety Division, and Hendrik Koets, Advisor, Economic and Environmental Affairs Department, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) to follow up on reftel demarche. Deelen and Koets said the Dutch position rega [...]
2008-06-13 11:24:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP TRGY ENRG KSTC IAEA PARM NL
08THEHAGUE585NETHERLANDS/IAEA: DUTCH ANNOYED BY PROPOSED INDIA
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-11 09:54:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM IAEA NL
08THEHAGUE604NETHERLANDS: CAUTIOUS ABOUT NUCLEAR FUEL BANK
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 26, poloff delivered reftel points to Henk Cor van der Kwast, Director of the Nuclear Affairs and Nonproliferation Division at the Dutch MFA. In a July 17 discussion, Van der Kwast and Ralf van de Beck, Senior Policy Officer, said the Dutch were not ready to contribute to [...]
2008-07-18 12:44:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP IAEA ENRG EU NL
08THEHAGUE672NETHERLANDS/IAEA: DUTCH WANT MORE DELIBERATION ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch do not expect to be able to approve a proposal on India during the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) meeting in late August -- the Dutch need a proposal to review, and more time to review it. At the August 1 meeting of the IAEA Board of Governors (BoG),the Dutch supported [...]
2008-08-07 11:58:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM IAEA NL IN
08THEHAGUE803NETHERLANDS/IAEA: PREPARATIONS FOR MESA SEAT VOTE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-25 13:10:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP IAEA SY IR AF NL
08THEHAGUE813NETHERLANDS: LIKELY TO SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDATE FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-29 15:09:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG TRGY KNNP IAEA AORC NL
08THEHAGUE929NETHERLANDS/NUCLEAR SUPPLIERS GROUP (NSG): DUTCH
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-05 11:53:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALENRG ETTC KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY IAEA NL
08TIRANA334 ALBANIAN REACTION TO US PROPOSED PAPERS FOR THE NPT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-25 11:44:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMNUC IAEA ENRG PREL AL
08TIRANA561ALBANIA SUPPORTS IAEA INDIA SAFEGUARD AGREEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-25 15:06:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMNUC IAEA ENRG PREL AL
08TOKYO1011NUCLEAR ENERGY: JAPAN AND FRANCE REAFFIRM SHARED
[...] (SBU) Prime Minister Fukuda and French Prime Minister Fillon reaffirmed Japan and France see a prominent role for nuclear energy in achieving sustainable growth and energy security in their respective countries at their meeting in Tokyo April 11. Their joint Declaration on Cooperation in th [...]
2008-04-11 09:33:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP ENRG PREL IAEA MNUC FR JA
08TOKYO1209DEMARCHE ON NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION TREATY (NPT)
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-02 05:46:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PREL NPT IAEA JA
08TOKYO1556DEMARCHE DELIVERED: JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO CRITICAL
[...] (U) Please see action requests in paragraphs 3 and 4. 2. (SBU) ESToff delivered non-paper and photos in ref to METI Security Export Control Policy Division Deputy Director Atsushi Tanizawa and Deputy Director Yukio Yoshihiro May 29. Tanizawa said Japan is complying with UN Security Council [...]
2008-06-09 00:31:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP TRGY PREL PARM IR MNUC AORC IAEA UNSC JA
08TOKYO1702JAPAN CONSIDERING CSC RATIFICATION
[...] (U) Please note action requests in paras 4 and 6. 2. (SBU) Embassy officers delivered points (ref) urging Japan's membership in the Convention of Supplementary Compensation (CSC) to Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) Atomic Energy Division Deputy Direct [...]
2008-06-20 05:58:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALKNNP TRGY ENRG KSTC IAEA PARM JA
08TOKYO1989DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON IAEA BOARD OF GOVERNORS MESA
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-17 09:08:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDIAEA KNNP PREL KZ SY AORC JA
08TOKYO210COMMENTS DELIVERED ON G-8 NUCLEAR POWER
[...] (SBU) Post delivered comments enclosed in ref on the GOJ G-8 Nuclear Power Infrastructure Initiative Draft Discussion Paper to MOFA International Nuclear Energy Cooperation Division Deputy Director Shoichi Nagayoshi January 28. Nagayoshi said his Division will consider the comments in prepar [...]
2008-01-28 06:06:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP MNUC PREL IAEA PARM JA
08TOKYO211PRIVATE-SECTOR OUTREACH AND THE GLOBAL INITIATIVE
[...] This message contains an action request. 2. ESToff delivered the points contained in ref to Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Nuclear Cooperation Division officer Yukari Aosa on January 22. She had no immediate reply to the points on encouraging private-sector partnerships in t [...]
2008-01-28 06:20:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL PTER KGIC IAEA JA
08TOKYO2143FURTHER VIEWS ON CSC AND NUCLEAR LIABILITY
[...] (C) Econoff met July 30 with incoming Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) Atomic Energy Division Deputy Director Taro Hokugo. MEXT's Atomic Energy Division is revising Japan's nuclear liability law and plans to submit a draft to the Diet by February 2009, [...]
2008-08-05 07:44:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALKNNP TRGY ENRG KSTC IAEA PARM JA
08TOKYO2305JAPAN OPPOSED TO SYRIA IAEA BOG CANDIDACY
[...] (C) EST Chief delivered points in ref to MOFA Special Assistant for Arms Control, Disarmament, and Nonproliferation Taijiro Kimura August 20. Kimura said Japan shared the United States' view that Syria was an unacceptable candidate for the IAEA BOG because of Syria's cooperation with North K [...]
2008-08-21 07:14:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALIAEA PREL PARM KNNP MNUC IR SY AF JA
08TOKYO2535DEMARCHE ON INCLUSION OF LANGUAGE SUPPORTIVE OF
[...] (U) Please see GOJ request for information at the end of para 3. 2. (SBU) Energy Attache delivered nonpaper in ref to MEXT Director for Atomic Energy Tomohiro Yamano, the GOJ lead official on CSC matters, September 16. Yamano noted that Tokyo had received the draft IAEA General Conference [...]
2008-09-16 09:19:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY AORC JA
08TOKYO2610IAEA: JAPAN OPPOSES IRAN AND SYRIA BUT UNDECIDED
[...] (C) A/EMIN delivered demarche in ref. to MOFA Nonproliferation, Science and Nuclear Energy Division Director Tomiko Ichikawa September 19. Ichikawa said Japan agreed with the U.S. that Syria and Iran were unacceptable candidates for the IAEA Middle East and South Asia group Board of Governor [...]
2008-09-22 08:20:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALIAEA PARM MNUC JA
08TOKYO2726IAEA: JAPAN TO SUPPORT AFGHANISTAN FOR MESA BOG
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-30 07:38:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALIAEA PARM MNUC JA
08TOKYO2765DEMARCHE RESPONSE: CRITICAL EQUIPMENT NEEDS FOR
[...] (SBU) On October 2, EconOff delivered points contained in ref to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Export Controls Deputy Director Shinichi Sato and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Export Controls Deputy Director Atsushi Tanizawa. 2. (SBU) Sato expressed appreciation for the non-paper. [...]
2008-10-03 06:13:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM TRGY PREL ETTC MNUC AORC IAEA KNNP JA IR
08TOKYO285MOFA RESPONSE TO U.S.-INDIA DRAFT POLICY EXCEPTION
[...] (SBU) ESToff delivered points in ref to MOFA Non-Proliferation, Science, and Nuclear Energy Division Assistant Director for Export Control Shinichi Sato January 28. Sato appreciated for the update and said the GOJ will likely need "some time" to examine the IAEA-India safeguards agreement [...]
2008-02-04 09:27:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG KNNP PREL IAEA PARM MNUC TRGY JA
08TOKYO3077JAPANESE RESPONSE AND QUESTIONS ON NSG
[...] This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (SBU) Econoff delivered demarche points contained in ref to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA),Non-proliferation, Science, and Nuclear Energy official Shinichi Sato October 31. Sato responded positively, commenting that the GOJ support [...]
2008-11-05 07:32:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ETTC KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY IAEA JA
08TOKYO3229JAPANESE RESPONSE REGARDING REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE
[...] (C) Per instructions in ref A, EST Chief demarched Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Non-proliferation, Science, and Nuclear Energy Division Director Tomiko Ichikawa November 25. Econoff and poloff previously had delivered points contained in ref B to MOFA counterparts in the Non-proliferat [...]
2008-11-25 07:52:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM TRGY IAEA JA
08TOKYO3395JAPAN UNDECIDED ON SYRIAN-IAEA COOPERATION
[...] (C) Econoff delivered demarche contained in reftel to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) International Nuclear Cooperation Deputy Director Shoichi Nagayoshi and Non-proliferation, Science, and Nuclear Energy Division action officer for Syria Shingo Ito December 9. In response, Nagayoshi not [...]
2008-12-15 07:42:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM IAEA TRGY JA
08TUNIS112TUNISIA REPORTS NOT INVITED TO MOROCCO GI
[...] (SBU) In a February 4 diplomatic note, and in response to Post's January 31 delivery of reftel demarche, the Tunisian Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported that it had not yet received an invitation from the Government of Morocco to the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GI) Seminar [...]
2008-02-06 07:52:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL PTER KGIC IAEA TS
08TUNIS416TUNISIAN RESPONSE TO SYRIAN NUCLEAR PROGRAM
[...] (SBU) This cable contains and action request: Please see para 3. 2. (C) During an April 25 meeting with the Ambassador on other topics, MFA Director General for the Americas and Asia Elyas Kasri asked about the recent news about Syria's covert nuclear program. Referring to reftel talking p [...]
2008-04-28 07:39:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPGOV KNNP DPRK SY IAEA PARM PREL TS
08UNVIEVIENNA129IAEA/IRAN: EU-3 PREPARED TO SPONSOR A BOARD
[...] (S) At a UK hosted-meeting on February 26, like-minded COMs (P3 1, Canada, Australia and Japan) agreed to pursue a Board of Governor's resolution on Iran assuming adoption of a UNSCR on Friday, February 29. The EU-3 agreed to prepare a draft. In order to mitigate any risk of interfering with [...]
2008-02-27 13:24:00UNVIESECRETKNPP PARM IAEA IR
08UNVIEVIENNA140IAEA/GC: ARAB LEAGUE SEEKS DIALOGUE ON ISRAELI
[...] (C) Arab League representative Wael Al-Assad met with like-minded Missions (EU-3, U.S., Australia, Norway, Japan) on February 21 to discuss the General Conference (GC) resolution on the "Israeli Nuclear Threat" (INT). Al-Assad appealed for dialogue with those Missions that had successfully opp [...]
2008-02-28 15:27:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALIAEA KNPP AORC IS EG
08UNVIEVIENNA154IAEA/IRAN/BOG: CUBA AND IRAN VS. THE REST OF THE
[...] (C) The March 5 Board of Governors deliberations on Iran's nuclear program stepped up pressure on Iran to comply with UNSC and Board requirements, and to address weaponization activities cited by the Director General. The DG delivered a typically balanced opening statement, regretting that Ira [...]
2008-03-07 07:56:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALKNPP IAEA AORC PARM IR
08UNVIEVIENNA164IAEA/DG SELECTION: PFIRTER JOINS AMANO IN THE RACE
[...] (S) Summary: This cable is provided solely for the purpose of updating the Department on the state-of-play on IAEA DG succession. Consistent with previous instructions, Mission is not engaging publicly or privately in this campaign. The campaign for DG succession has coalesced around two mo [...]
2008-03-14 08:53:00UNVIESECRETAORC IAEA KNPP JA AR
08UNVIEVIENNA165IAEA: WEOG STONEWALLS ON ISRAEL,S MEMBERSHIP
[...] (C) Following up on the effort during the U.S. WEOG Chairmanship last fall (Ref B) to extend membership to Israel, the Australian Chair relayed a formal request from Israel to the group. In a February 19 WEOG meeting, Ireland, New Zealand, Switzerland, Sweden, Spain and Finland raised reserv [...]
2008-03-14 08:57:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC IAEA KNPP IS
08UNVIEVIENNA185 IAEA/IRAN: P5+1 CONSIDER "WHAT NEXT?"
[...] (C) At a U.S. hosted meeting of P5 1 Ambassadors on March 26, the EU-3 shared their assessments of the March Board and considered next steps on Iran in the lead up to the June Board. Ambassador Schulte underlined the need to support the Secretariat's investigation of past weaponization activit [...]
2008-03-27 17:33:00UNVIESECRETPARM AROC IAEA KNNP IR
08UNVIEVIENNA196IAEA/BOG: SEEKING A LEADERHIP ROLE, UAE TO
[...] (S) Ambassador Schulte shared ref a points on April 4 with UAE Ambassador Al Dosari encouraging the UAE to consider running for the MESA seat on the 2008-2009 Board of Governors. Al Dosari expressed interest in doing so and indicated he would raise the issue with capital. The UAE was last on [...]
2008-04-04 15:29:00UNVIESECRETAORC IAEA KNPP AE
08UNVIEVIENNA20IAEA/IRAN: ELBARADEI SEES PROGRESS FROM TEHRAN TRIP
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-14 15:02:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALKNPP IAEA PARM AORC IR
08UNVIEVIENNA215IAEA: HAYWARD DELEGATION TOUR D,HORIZON WITH SENIOR AGENCY OFFICIALS Classified By: Ambassador Gregory L. Schulte for reasons 1.4 b,d and h Summary --------
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-16 10:30:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALPARM AORC IAEA KNPP IR KN
08UNVIEVIENNA240 IAEA/IRAN: FRANCE PUSHES P5+1 FOR AN EXPERTS
[...] (C) Summary: At a French-hosted meeting April 22, P5 1 COMs exchanged views on Iran developments post-Shanghai and expectations for forthcoming Iran-IAEA discussions on weaponization. The UK, Germany and U.S. were skeptical of this latest development while Russia and China predictably highli [...]
2008-04-25 13:41:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALPARM AORC KNPP IAEA IR
08UNVIEVIENNA264IAEA/SYRIA: THE CASE OF THE MISSING REACTOR
[...] (S) The Syria Al-Kibar nuclear-reactor storm passed quickly over Vienna the week of April 21 when the USG made public information about the reactor and the Israeli attack, and briefed the IAEA Secretariat on our information. Syria immediately circulated a letter to Arab Group members denying [...]
2008-05-08 15:32:00UNVIESECRETIAEA AROC ENRG KNNP MNUC TRGY SY IS
08UNVIEVIENNA271IAEA/IRAN: ACTING U/S ROOD DISCUSSES A POSSIBLE
[...] (S) Over lunch with P5 1 Ambassadors May 6, Acting U/S Rood pressed for a Board resolution on Iran in June. The EU-3 agreed that Board and UNSC actions were complimentary and not mutually exclusive; the UK was particularly frustrated by the lack of Board action. EU-3 members joined the Actin [...]
2008-05-13 06:32:00UNVIESECRETPARM AORC KNPP IAEA IR
08UNVIEVIENNA274IAEA/IRAN: BUSHEHR SAFETY ISSUES; POSSIBLE DELAY
[...] (U) This cable contains recommendations and guidance requests. See paras 15 and 16. ------- Summary ------- 2. (S) IAEA safety officials have been reviewing the Russian-drafted Safety Analysis Report (SAR) on Iran's Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP). Although they are being very ti [...]
2008-05-13 14:29:00UNVIESECRETENRG KNNP IAEA UNVIE RS IR OSCE
08UNVIEVIENNA283IAEA/IRAN: ACTING U/S ROOD DISCUSSIONS WITH DG AND
[...] (S) Acting U/S for Arms Control and International Security John Rood discussed the state-of-play on Iran May 6 with IAEA Director General ElBaradei and Safeguards DDG Olli Heinonen. ElBaradei stressed the need for a face saving measure on suspension and said the P5 1, minus the U.S., should del [...]
2008-05-19 07:34:00UNVIESECRETPARM AORC KNPP IAEA IR
08UNVIEVIENNA305IAEA/IRAN: NEW VIOLATIONS?
[...] (C) Action request: The Director General's May 26 report on Iran (GOV/2008/1) cites two potential violations by Iran of its international obligations. Mission requests a legal opinion by May 30th as to whether these two instances can be deemed "new" violations by Iran of its Safeguards Agree [...]
2008-05-28 15:06:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC PARM KNPP IAEA IR
08UNVIEVIENNA309IAEA/IRAN: GETTING TO CONSENSUS ON A CHAIRMAN,S
[...] (C) P5 1 Deputies/Counselors meeting May 29 agreed to seek instructions on a Canadian draft Chairman's Statement (para 13) by Friday May 30. Russia did not have any readout from the PolDir phone conference. China said it had instructions to "explore" the possibility of a Chairman's Statement. [...]
2008-05-29 16:46:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC PARM KNPP IAEA IR
08UNVIEVIENNA31IAEA/IRAN: TIME TO KILL THE WORK PLAN?
[...] (C) Summary: Like-minded Ambassadors and Charges (P3 1, Australia, Canada, Japan) took stock of the DG's weekend trip to Tehran and the status of the work plan in a January 15 Australian-hosted meeting. All agreed that the DG had not made any breakthrough on key issues (disclosure of the past [...]
2008-01-17 15:05:00UNVIESECRETIAEA KNPP PARM IR
08UNVIEVIENNA37IAEA/IRAN: DG TELLS STEINMEIER IRAN NOT READY TO
[...] (S) Summary: DG ElBaradei did most of the talking in his January 17 meeting with German FM Steinmeier and made a hard sell against passage of a punitive UNSCR, which he argued would empower hardliners in Iran. Steinmeier pushed back and also made strong public comments underscoring the intern [...]
2008-01-18 15:56:00UNVIESECRETPARM KNPP AORC IAEA IR
08UNVIEVIENNA377ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONCERNING NORWAY'S
[...] (C) Ambassador Schulte passed on the U.S. talking points to the Norwegians regarding their proposal for safety training in Iran and received a positive response. IAEA is moving ahead with plans for the program which includes training, workshops and on-the-job rotations in other countries for [...]
2008-07-08 07:39:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALENRG KNNP IAEA RS IR OSCE
08UNVIEVIENNA385IAEA/BOARD: KAZAKHS NERVOUS ABOUT CONTESTING SYRIA
[...] (S) Summary: Kazakh Ambassador Abdrakhmanov expressed some reluctance in a discussion with Ambassador Schulte on July 7 to contest the Syrian candidacy for the open MESA seat at the Board of Governors. He reported that Syria was adamant about its candidacy, and claimed Arab/MESA support, inc [...]
2008-07-10 15:39:00UNVIESECRETPARM KNNP PREL AORC IAEA KZ SY
08UNVIEVIENNA392INDIA/IAEA SAFEGUARDS - GETTING TO YES IN THE BOARD
[...] (C) Mission has been seeking expeditious consideration of the India-IAEA Safeguards Agreement, which we now expect to come before the Board on August 1 (reftel). Like-minded allies advise that successful Board approval and next steps to make the initiative a reality will require a multi-facete [...]
2008-07-14 08:02:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALIAEA ENRG ETTC KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY IN
08UNVIEVIENNA411SCENESETTER FOR VISIT TO VIENNA FOR A/S HILL AND
[...] (S) The forthcoming visits by A/S Hill on July 25 and Acting ISN A/S McNerney on July 27 provide an opportunity to lay to rest concerns expressed by Director General ElBaradei and the Secretariat on the IAEA's role in the upcoming verification work in the DPRK (ref A). The IAEA has a consi [...]
2008-07-22 12:13:00UNVIESECRETAORC IAEA KN KNNP
08UNVIEVIENNA417IAEA SHARES COST ESTIMATE FOR INDIA SAFEGUARDS
[...] (C) Summary: The IAEA Secretariat has shared with us on a confidential basis their estimates for the near term costs of implementing safeguards in India as part of the US-India nuclear deal, which could total Euro 19 million by 2016. Speaking with DCM on July 23, Deputy Director General Heinon [...]
2008-07-24 12:58:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALENRG IAEA KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY ETTC IN
08UNVIEVIENNA430IAEA/BOARD: PAKISTAN WILL NOT BLOCK INDIA
[...] (S) Summary: Speaking on instructions, Pakistani Ambassador Shahbaz advised Ambassador Schulte on July 30 that Pakistan would not call for a vote or block Board approval of the India agreement. Ambassador Schulte repeatedly pressed him to withdraw his letter on the India agreement but Shahbaz [...]
2008-07-30 13:10:00UNVIESECRETENRG IAEA KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY ETTC IN PK
08UNVIEVIENNA431IAEA/BOARD:KAKODKAR PROMISES PRUDENCE AT INDIA
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-31 12:22:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALENRG IAEA ETTC KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY IN
08UNVIEVIENNA437IAEA/INDIA: BOARD ADOPTS INDIA SAFEGUARDS AGREEMENT
[...] (C) U.S-led diplomatic efforts in coordination with India and other key allies paved the way for the consensus adoption of the India Safeguards Agreement by the Board of Governors on August 1. A ringing endorsement from IAEA Director General ElBaradei helped sealed the deal in the Board. In [...]
2008-08-01 17:56:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALENRG IAEA KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY ETTC IN
08UNVIEVIENNA445IAEA/SYRIA: AS KAZAKHS DAWDLE, AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) Kazakhstan is still not prepared to challenge Syria's candidacy for the open MESA seat on the Board of Governors (2008-2010) absent a "100 percent" guarantee of victory, Kazakh Ambassador Abdrakhmanov told Ambassador Schulte August 6. He continued to stress Arab support for Syria, despite [...]
2008-08-07 15:34:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALPARM KNNP PREL AORC IAEA KZ AF SY
08UNVIEVIENNA448IAEA/SAL: PLUTONIUM "EXPLOSION" AT THE NUCLEAR LAB
[...] (C) Summary. A contamination incident occurred at the IAEA's Safeguards Analytic Laboratory in Seibersdorf on August 3, in which five plutonium reference solution vials exploded due to a buildup of gases, primarily hydrogen. The vials, which were 15 years old, built up gases to an estimate [...]
2008-08-08 13:49:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY
08UNVIEVIENNA453IAEA/BOG: MESA REBUFFS KAZAKHSTAN; AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) Acting on instructions, Kazakhstan sought to present its candidacy for the 2008-2010 open MESA seat on the Board of Governors to Indian MESA Chair Kumar, but was rebuffed by Kumar who disputed Kazakhstan's eligibility and bona fides as a MESA group member. The IAEA Statute is silent on MES [...]
2008-08-14 06:15:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALPARM KNNP PREL AORC IAEA KZ AF SY
08UNVIEVIENNA454IAEA/BOG: MESA REBUFFS KAZAKHSTAN; AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) Acting on instructions, Kazakhstan sought to present its candidacy for the 2008-2010 open MESA seat on the Board of Governors to Indian MESA Chair Kumar, but was rebuffed by Kumar who disputed Kazakhstan's eligibility and bona fides as a MESA group member. The IAEA Statute is silent on MES [...]
2008-08-14 06:15:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALPARM KNNP PREL AORC IAEA KZ AF SY
08UNVIEVIENNA459IAEA/INDIA: ENCOURAGING SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS
[...] (C) Summary. In an August 14 meeting with International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director of External Relations and Policy Coordination (EXPO) Vilmos Cserveny, Ambassador Schulte raised the need for India and the IAEA to achieve "substantial progress" toward concluding an Additional Prot [...]
2008-08-14 15:20:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALENRG ETTC IAEA IN KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY
08UNVIEVIENNA461IAEA/BOG: THREE, POSSIBLY FOUR, MESA SEAT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Iran announced its candidacy for an IAEA Board of Governors seat 2008-2010 during a regional group meeting August 14 that also addressed the Syrian and Afghan candidacies. Arab members of the Middle East/South Asia (MESA) group, nine of the current 15 members, continued to ba [...]
2008-08-18 15:31:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALPARM KNNP PREL AORC IAEA KZ AF SY IR
08UNVIEVIENNA477FOLLOW-UP ON IAEA-NORWAY SAFETY TRAINING PROJECT
[...] (U) Mission rep spoke to IAEA and delivered ref D talking points regarding safety concerns at Iran's Bushehr reactor on August 13. Norway has agreed to the training plan and IAEA is moving forward with plans. The IAEA recommends that the United States demarche Hungary, Bulgaria, Slovakia and [...]
2008-08-27 14:13:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALIAEA MNUC PARM PREL TRGY KNPP UNSC IR NO
08UNVIEVIENNA488IAEA/DG: ELBARADEI (FOR NOW) WILL NOT SEEK A NEW
[...] (U) According to an official memorandum circulated by the Chairman of the Board of Governors on the Appointment of the Director General (GOV/2008/44) and posted on September 5, IAEA Director General ElBaradei will not/not seek a further term of office upon the expiration of his current term on [...]
2008-09-05 12:12:00UNVIECONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNAORC IAEA KNNP ENRG TRGY
08UNVIEVIENNA494SUBJ: IAEA/BOG: SEEKING AN IRAN RESOLUTION IN
[...] (S) Another negative IAEA Director General's report on Iran, as expected in advance of the September Board, will strengthen the argument for further censure of Iran for its failure to cooperate with the ongoing IAEA investigation, in particular the IAEA effort to pursue evidence of military/we [...]
2008-09-10 13:20:00UNVIESECRETAORC KNNP IAEA IR CA
08UNVIEVIENNA511IAEA/IRAN: P5+1 WILL TAKE CUES FROM POLDIRS ON
[...] (C) In a German-hosted P5 1 Ambassadors meeting on September 16, no members of the group were instructed as to a possible Iran resolution at next week's IAEA Board meeting, and all awaited the scheduled September 19 5 1 Political Directors meeting for guidance. While Germany appealed for a Bo [...]
2008-09-16 17:36:00UNVIESECRETAORC IAEA KNNP IR
08UNVIEVIENNA543IAEA/IRAN: STATUS OF NORWEGIAN IMPLEMENTATION OF
[...] (SBU) At the request of the Norwegians, Mission Officers (MsnOffs) met with Erling Skjonsberg, Senior Adviser, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Section for Disarmament and Non-proliferation on Saturday, October 4 on the margins of the IAEA General Conference. Skjonsberg sought the mee [...]
2008-10-08 15:21:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC IR PARM IAEA TRGY UNSC PREL
08UNVIEVIENNA545IAEA/BOG: OCTOBER SESSION APPROVES DG ELECTION
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-09 11:29:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC IAEA KNPP MNUC PREL UN
08UNVIEVIENNA546IAEA/GC: MIDEAST MELTDOWN, TAKE 3
[...] (C) For the third consecutive year, Middle East issues nearly derailed the IAEA General Conference (GC). After a hard-fought Plenary floor fight consuming 15 hours of debate, the GC adopted a more balanced Middle East Safeguards (MES) resolution than in the past by a vote of 82-0-13 (U.S., Is [...]
2008-10-09 14:38:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC PREL KNNP IAEA UN IS EG
08UNVIEVIENNA55IAEA/IRAN: ISRAEL IN THE DOG HOUSE WITH DG,
[...] (S) Israeli Ambassador Michaeli informed Nuclear Counselor January 30 that the GOI is in a "bad situation" with the DG. ElBaradei is refusing to meet with any representative of the current Israeli government with the exception of Michaeli, following an unauthorized remark on the part of an Isra [...]
2008-01-31 09:57:00UNVIESECRETIAEA KNPP AORC PARM IR IS
08UNVIEVIENNA565IAEA/GC: GENERAL DEBATE HIGHLIGHTS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-21 14:44:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY IR KN SY LY IN
08UNVIEVIENNA569IAEA/TC: SYRIA NUCLEAR POWER PROJECT MAY DROP FROM
[...] (C) As reported ref a para 6, the IAEA Secretariat indicated to us a Technical Cooperation (TC) proposal was forthcoming from Syria on the economic feasibility of nuclear power. Msnoffs stated at the time the U.S. view that nuclear power cooperation with Syria was inappropriate while Syria w [...]
2008-10-22 15:57:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALKNNP IAEA TRGY SY
08UNVIEVIENNA575IRAN,S UPCOMING NUCLEAR CONFERENCE ON 30 NOVEMBER
[...] (C) IAEA participation in the November 30-December 1 Iranian-hosted conference on "Nuclear Power Plants, Environmental and Sustainable Development" would be confined, per current plans, to the presentation of one paper on reactor safety issues. DCM on October 28 alerted the DG's Special Assi [...]
2008-10-28 15:21:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALKNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY AORC IR
08UNVIEVIENNA583AMBASSADOR PRESSES ELBARADEI ON EARLY REPORT ON
[...] (S) In an October 31 meeting with IAEA Director General Mohammed ElBaradei, Ambassador Schulte reiterated the U.S. request for a written report to the IAEA Board of Governors, under a Syria-specific verification agenda item, detailing the Agency's ongoing investigation into Syrian clandestine [...]
2008-11-03 06:52:00UNVIESECRETKNNP IAEA AORC IR SY KN
08UNVIEVIENNA584IAEA TECHNICAL COOPERATION: IRAN, SYRIA, BURMA
[...] (C) On October 28, the IAEA officially released the documentation for the 2009-2011 Technical Cooperation cycle in advance of the November Technical Assistance Cooperation Committee (TACC) and Board of Governors meetings. All documentation released on the IAEA's GOVATOM restricted distributio [...]
2008-11-03 06:52:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALKNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY AORC IR SY BM
08UNVIEVIENNA585 IAEA: PURSUING TERM LIMITS FOR THE DIRECTOR
[...] (S) The IAEA is an outlier among most international organizations (IOs) which have instituted term limits for their directorships. Previous efforts to do so at the IAEA have failed due to G-77 opposition as they were seen as directed against DG ElBaradei. The DG election cycle presents an op [...]
2008-11-04 14:22:00UNVIESECRETAORC KNPP IAEA UN
08UNVIEVIENNA587IAEA PROGRAM SUPPORT COSTS - A BUDGET ISSUE THAT
[...] (SBU) Summary: The IAEA has no clear policy on the application of Program Support Costs (PSCs) to extrabudgetary contributions. In recent months, however, the Secretariat has dabbled with implementing a universal fee of 7 percent. The U.S. and Australia have so far refused to pay the 7 perce [...]
2008-11-06 15:23:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIAEA OTRA KNNP TRGY AORC UN PREL AS CA
08UNVIEVIENNA590ANSWERING THE MAIL ON SUPPORT TO IAEA SAMPLE
[...] (S) Summary and Recommendation: The IAEA is proceeding toward expansion of the Clean Laboratory at the Safeguards Analytical Laboratories (SAL) in Seibersdorf to house an Ultra-High Sensitivity (UHS-SIMS) mass spectrometer. The Japanese Government has agreed to fund the UHS-SIMS machine, and [...]
2008-11-07 16:45:00UNVIESECRET//NOFORNAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY
08UNVIEVIENNA604IAEA/TC: STATUS UPDATE ON PROPOSED SYRIA NUCLEAR
[...] (S) The IAEA Department of Safeguards recently circulated a confidential internal memo (strictly protect) outlining Safeguards Department concerns with the Syrian technical cooperation (TC) project proposal entitled "Conducting a Technical and Economic Feasibility Study and Site Selection for [...]
2008-11-14 16:39:00UNVIESECRETKNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY AORC SY
08UNVIEVIENNA611IAEA/TC: LIKE-MINDED MOVE TOWARD CONSENSUS ON
[...] (S) SUMMARY: On November 18, Mission met with like-minded counterparts to discuss the Agency's request to approve a Syrian technical cooperation (TC) project SYR/0/020 Conducting a Technical and Economic Feasibility Study and Site Selection for a Nuclear Power Plant during the November 24-2 [...]
2008-11-19 12:15:00UNVIESECRETKNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY AORC SY
08UNVIEVIENNA612IAEA/SYRIA: MULTIPLE SMOKING GUNS IN DG REPORT ON
[...] (SBU) The Director General's report on the Implementation of the NPT Safeguards Agreement in the Syrian Arab Republic (GOV/2008/60),released on November 19, provides a compelling case for continued investigations into the existence of an undeclared reactor at Al Kibar (referred to in the re [...]
2008-11-19 17:58:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM SY KN IAEA KNNP
08UNVIEVIENNA613IAEA/IRAN: NO COOPERATION, NO PROGRESS, NO STOP
[...] (SBU) The IAEA Director General's (DG) November 19 report on Iran-consisting of only four pages-provides updated figures for centrifuge activities at Natanz, highlights Iran's continued rejection of the IAEA's request to visit the Heavy Water Research Reactor at Arak (based on Iran's claimed [...]
2008-11-19 18:40:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALKNNP AORC IAEA IR
08UNVIEVIENNA614REPATRIATION OF U.S. ORIGIN NUCLEAR MATERIAL FROM
[...] (SBU) Summary. On November 4-5, a DRC delegation met in Vienna with IAEA officials and a U.S. delegation from the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and U.S. Department of State (DOS). The NNSA Global Threat Reduction Initiative (GTRI) and the Democratic Republic of Congo, in coor [...]
2008-11-20 07:32:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC ENRG IAEA KNNP MNUC PTER TRGY
08UNVIEVIENNA616IAEA/SYRIA/IRAN: PRE-BOARD ENGAGEMENT WITH BOARD
[...] (SBU) Ambassador Schulte hosted consultations with 16 Board members (Russia, China, Algeria, Albania, Brazil, Ecuador, Finland, Germany, India, Iraq, Ireland, Lithuania, Mexico, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland) on November 20 to solicit views on the Iran and Syria reports and next ste [...]
2008-11-20 17:27:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALIAEA PREL KNNP TRGY SY IR
08UNVIEVIENNA628 IAEA/IRAN: TECHNICAL BRIEFING LARGELY REPEATS
[...] (SBU) On November 21, Ops B Director Herman Nackaerts provided Member States a technical briefing on the Director General's (DG) report on Iran that largely repeated the same points covered in the report. Nackaerts provided an overview of Iran's enrichment- and heavy water-related activiti [...]
2008-12-01 14:51:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP AORC IAEA IR
08UNVIEVIENNA630ELBARADEI DESPAIRS ON PROSPECTS FOR SYRIA
[...] (C) Summary: Meeting with the Ambassador on November 26, IAEA Director General Mohamed ElBaradei reaffirmed his disagreement with US efforts to block the Agency's nuclear reactor feasibility Technical Cooperation (TC) program for Syria and offered suggestions for a framework (subsequently adop [...]
2008-12-01 15:58:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALPREL IAEA MNUC KNNP SY
08UNVIEVIENNA637IAEA/IRAN: BOARD OF GOVERNORS CALLS FOR IRANIAN
[...] (SBU) The November 27, 2008, IAEA Board of Governors discussion of Iran largely focused on Iran's failures to abide by the UNSC and Board resolutions and Iran's lack of cooperation with the IAEA on issues associated with "possible military dimensions" (PMD). In addition to the core like-min [...]
2008-12-03 15:18:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP AORC IAEA IR
08UNVIEVIENNA639IAEA: NOVEMBER 2008 BOARD WRAP-UP
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-04 14:07:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY IR KN SY
08UNVIEVIENNA64IAEA/IRAN: MAINTAINING PRESSURE ON IRAN AT THE
[...] (S) Our principal goal for the Iran agenda item at the March 3-7 Board is, as it has been for the last two years, to support dual-track strategy and, in particular, the Security Council process. Since the Board passed a resolution on February 4, 2006, referring the file to the UNSC, we have no [...]
2008-02-05 16:39:00UNVIESECRETIAEA KNPP AORC IR
08UNVIEVIENNA640IAEA/TACC WRAP-UP: SYRIA OVERSHADOWS NOVEMBER TACC
[...] (SBU) Debate over the Syrian proposal for a nuclear power feasibility study was the main event at the November 24-26 IAEA Technical Assistance and Cooperation Committee (TACC) meeting. In the end, the U.S. and other likeminded agreed not to block consensus on the entire 2009-2011 Technical Co [...]
2008-12-05 12:40:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC IAEA KNNP ENRG TRGY EAID SY
08UNVIEVIENNA643IAEA/DG RACE: MINTY,S CAMPAIGN PITCH TO WEOG
[...] (C) Meeting with Western European and Others Group (WEOG) Ambassadors, at his request, on December 1, South African Governor Abdul Minty fielded a wide range of pointed questions on Agency priorities as a prospective candidate for IAEA Director General. Minty informed WEOG members that his Mi [...]
2008-12-05 14:16:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC PREL PARM IAEA KNPP JA AR SF
08UNVIEVIENNA644IAEA: LETTER RECEIVED FROM IAEA REGARDING VOLUNTARY
[...] U.S. Mission received a letter from the IAEA dated October 30, 2008, which we conveyed initially by e-mail. Begin text of letter: Sir, I have the honour to refer to my letter dated 2008-06-26 informing you of the IAEA's acceptance of your Government's voluntary contribution of USD 500, [...]
2008-12-05 15:31:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDENRG KNNP IAEA AORC TRGY
08UNVIEVIENNA647INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NUCLEAR ENERGY IN IRAN
[...] (C) Per an IAEA readout, the recent two-day nuclear power conference displayed negligible international involvement in Iran's nuclear sector (apart from Russia) and cannot have failed to reflect to the Iranian government the limitations on its relations with the Agency. IAEA official Christer [...]
2008-12-09 16:27:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALENGR KNNP IAEA RS IR
08UNVIEVIENNA648IAEA: DG DISCUSSES SYRIA AND IRAN WITH ACTING U/S
[...] (C) IAEA Director General ElBaradei advised Acting U/S for Arms Control and International Security John Rood in a November 20 meeting that the IAEA had received "the maximum it could get" from Iran absent a political opening, and encouraged P5 1 engagement with Iran on a freeze-for-a-freeze to [...]
2008-12-10 12:29:00UNVIESECRETPARM MNUC KNNP IAEA AORC IR SY
08UNVIEVIENNA658IAEA: LETTER RECEIVED FROM IAEA REGARDING VOLUNTARY
[...] U.S. Mission received a letter from the IAEA dated October 30, 2008, which we conveyed initially by e-mail. Begin text of letter: Sir, I have the honour to refer to my letter dated 2008-06-26 informing you of the IAEA's acceptance of your Government's voluntary contribution of USD 50 [...]
2008-12-18 15:04:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDENRG KNNP IAEA AORC TRGY
08UNVIEVIENNA664GENEVA GROUP MOVES TO IMPLEMENT IAEA RULES ON
[...] (SBU) Summary: This is a guidance request (see paragraph 7). Geneva Group members have reached consensus to request the IAEA Secretariat to report in writing on the financial implications of resolutions introduced for consideration by the Board or General Conference. Such reporting conforms [...]
2008-12-22 07:27:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIAEA AORC KNNP TRGY UN PREL SZ
08UNVIEVIENNA83IDENTIFYING SENIOR AMCITS AT IAEA AND OTHER
[...] (C) Per ref A, Mission has identified senior level positions (Director-level and above) at the IAEA and other international organizations in Vienna that are critical to U.S. interests. At the IAEA, AmCits hold the senior-most of six Deputy Director General (DDG) positions, and three of 19 ava [...]
2008-02-12 16:18:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC APER IAEA
08UNVIEVIENNA97IAEA/BOG: AFRICA GROUP IN UPHEAVAL; SYRIA SEEKS
[...] (SBU) This is an action request, see para 4. 2. (C) Summary: Mission received an inexplicable dipnote from Syria requesting U.S. support for its candidacy on the 2008-2009 Board of Governors. The Middle East South Asia group (MESA) is not expected to have a contested election requiring a [...]
2008-02-15 16:17:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALIAEA PREL KNPP SY EG SF
08UNVIEVIENNA98IAEA/IRAN: LIKE-MINDED READY TO DRAFT A BOARD
[...] (S) Summary: At a Canadian-hosted meeting February 14 like-minded COMs (P3 1, Canada, Australia, Japan) agreed to work discretely on a Board resolution on Iran, with experts scheduled to meet February 20. Canadian Ambassador Gervais-Vidricaire made a strong case for the Board to reassert its [...]
2008-02-15 16:54:00UNVIESECRETPARM KNPP AORC IAEA IR
08USEUBRUSSELS713EU POSITIVE, BUT NO COMMITMENT ON IAEA NUCLEAR
[...] (SBU) Lars-Gunnar Wigemark, European Commission External Relations Security Policy Unit Head, responded to reftel points by explaining that IAEA Director General ElBaradei raised the issue of an EU contribution to the IAEA fuel bank project with Commission President Barroso and Energy Commiss [...]
2008-05-14 08:40:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KNNP EUN IAEA
08VIENNA1400GC VOTE ON MESA SEAT AT IAEA BOG; AUSTRIA
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-22 13:27:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALIAEA PARM MNUC AU
08VIENNA1523AUSTRIAN RESPONSE TO NPT TECHNICAL WORKSHOP FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-14 14:56:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDEG ENRG IS KNNP MNUC PARM PREL NPT IAEA AU
08VIENNA1524AUSTRIAN POSITION ON U.S. CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-14 14:57:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY OTRA KNNP IAEA AORC AU
08VIENNA1614IRANIAN EX-PRESIDENT KHATAMI DISCUSSES NUCLEAR
[...] (C) Summary: Former Iranian President Khatami discussed Iran's nuclear program, the upcoming Iranian elections, and human rights in Iran with GOA leaders during an October 25-27 visit to Vienna. Khatami told President Fischer that Iran has the right to develop nuclear technology for civilian [...]
2008-11-03 13:28:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM IAEA ENRG MNUC PARM IR AU
08VIENNA1664AUSTRIAN POSITION ON AMENDING NSG GUIDELINES FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-13 15:11:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDENRG ETTC KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY IAEA AU
08VIENNA1846AUSTRIAN POSITION ON IMPLEMENTATION OF SYRIA'S
[...] (C) Polchief discussed reftel points December 15 with Andreas Launer, MFA Unit Chief for IAEA, CTBTO Prep Com, and NPT. Luaner said the GOA shares the USG's concerns regarding possible safeguards violations by Syria, and would like to see these concerns addressed before Syria benefits from any [...]
2008-12-16 10:22:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM IAEA SY TRGY AU
08VIENNA286AUSTRIA EXPECTS NO MATERIAL EU RESPONSE TO IAEA
[...] (U) Econ/Pol Counselor met 2/28 with MFA Acting Disarmament Director Benedict and IAEA Office Director Launer to discuss the follow-up to the Feb. 22 and 25 briefings on Iran-IAEA developments. Launer agreed with the U.S. assessment that Iran's stance is not credible and that further action i [...]
2008-02-29 09:53:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM IR IAEA AU
08VIENNA567AUSTRIA: POSITIVE TOWARD U.S. NPT PAPERS
[...] Econ/Pol Counselor met April 24 with MFA Disarmament Director Alexander Marschik, who will lead the Austrian delegation for the first week of the Prepcom, to discuss reftel papers. (Marschik's deputy, Andreas Launder, will take over during the second week.) Marschik said he expected Austria [...]
2008-04-24 13:28:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDMNUC KNNP ENRG NPT IAEA AU
08VIENNA587AUSTRIA: LATEST NPT DEMARCHE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-02 09:24:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDMNUC KNNP ENRG IAEA NPT AU
08VIENNA698DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA: CRITICAL EQUIPMENT NEEDS FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-20 15:50:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTRGY KNNP PREL PARM MNUC AORC IAEA UNSC AU IR
08VILNIUS567(C) LITHUANIA TO DESIGNATE IRANIAN ENTITIES AFTER
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-18 12:15:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALKNNP EFIN PARM IR IAEA LH
08VILNIUS571LITHUANIA OK ON IAEA-INDIA AGREEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-18 13:18:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL ETTC IAEA LH
08VILNIUS925LITHUANIA FAVORABLE ON SUGGESTED CRITERIA FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-31 14:17:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIEDENRG ETTC KNNP MNUC IAEA LH
08WARSAW1185US CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT OF THE THIRD REVIEW
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-09 06:41:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC ENRG IAEA KNNP OTRA TRGY PL
08WELLINGTON397NEW ZEALAND SUPPORTS STRONG STATEMENTS ON IRAN,
[...] (C) On November 25, Pol/Econ Counselor met with Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade International Security and Disarmament Division Chief Joan Mosley and Deputy Director Jillian Dempster to discuss the recent IAEA reports on Iran and Syria, ongoing TACC discussions and next steps in Vienna. [...]
2008-11-25 23:42:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIALMNUC PREL KNNP IAEA PARM NZ
08WINDHOEK126HCOC AND NAMIBIA
[...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche, encouraging Namibia to join the Hague Code of Conduct, to MFA Multilateral Affairs Officer Nada Kreuger on May 7, 2008. Kreuger had no substantive reply, but promised to forward the information to the relevant MFA legal officials who review all possible Namib [...]
2008-05-08 14:38:00Embassy WindhoekUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP PREL MNUC PARM NPT IAEA WA
08WINDHOEK127NAMIBIA AND UNSCR TRAVEL BANS ON IRANIANS
[...] (SBU) Poloff discussed the issue of UNSCR-imposed travel bans on designated Iranian officials (reftels) with MFA Multilateral Affairs Officer Nada Kreuger on May 7, 2008. Kreuger explained that Namibia had hosted a team from the UN Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Committee (1267 Committee) in [...]
2008-05-08 14:38:00Embassy WindhoekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP PREL MNUC PARM NPT IAEA WA
08WINDHOEK301NAMIBIA: IAEA BOARD OF GOVERNORS VOTE
[...] (C) Emboff met with the Namibian Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Director of Multilateral Affairs Julius Zaya Shiweva and delivered reftel demarche on September 22. Shiweva stated that "to his knowledge Namibia had not yet been approached by any country" with regards to the nomination of a memb [...]
2008-09-26 11:08:00Embassy WindhoekCONFIDENTIALIAEA PARM MNUCWA WA
08WINDHOEK305NAMIBIA: IAEA BOARD OF GOVERNORS VOTE
[...] (C) CDA met with Ministry of Health deputy Permanent Secretary Norbert Forster on September 30 to discuss the IAEA vote for the MESA Group open seat, per ref C. The Ministry of Health's Permanent Secretary, Forster's immediate superior, is currently in Vienna as head of Namibia's delegation [...]
2008-09-30 13:53:00Embassy WindhoekCONFIDENTIALIAEA PARM MNUCWA WA
08YEREVAN780DEMARCHE DELIVERED FOR GC VOTE ON MESA GROUP SEAT
[...] (S) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA's Acting Head of UN Department Nouneh Zastoukhova requesting staunch GOAM opposition to Iran and Syria's candidacy to the IAEA Board of Governors, support for Afghanistan's nomination to the Board of Governors, and support for Kazakhstan's bid to join [...]
2008-09-30 03:54:00Embassy YerevanSECRETPARM MUNC IAEA AM
08ZAGREB172GOC RESPONSE TO LATE FEBRUARY IAEA REPORTS ON IRAN
[...] Embassy PolOff delivered points outlined in reftels to Mario Horvatic, GOC's representative on the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) Board of Governors. Horvatic expected a more positive response from the EU to the reports from Director General ElBaradei and Deputy Director General [...]
2008-02-29 11:29:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM IR IAEA
08ZAGREB673CROATIA LIKELY TO SUPPORT AFGHANISTAN, OPPOSE
[...] (SBU) PolOff delivered ref points to Mario Horvatic, Croatia's representative to the IAEA Board of Governors. Horvatic indicated the GOC has not conveyed to him its official position regarding the candidacies of Syria, Iran, and Afghanistan. He noted his personal preference that neither Syria [...]
2008-09-24 05:10:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIAEA PARM MNUC HR PREL
09ABUDHABI813UAE SUPPORT FOR IAEA FUEL BANK EFFORTS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-16 05:15:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALENRG KNNP IAEA PGOV AE
09ABUDHABI814UAE POLICY ON NPT REVIEW AND RELATED ISSUES
[...] (C) The information in this message is provided in response to reftel request: -- The UAEG takes a supportive approach to most international nonproliferation issues but its diplomatic impact is limited due to human resource constraints and a historically low-key approach to diplomacy. -- [...]
2009-08-16 06:39:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALENRG KNNP IAEA PGOV AE
09ABUDHABI916"EXPANDING CHORUS ON IRAN" DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO UAE
[...] (C) DCM delivered reftel demarche to Emirati MFA Assistant Minister for Political Affairs Tariq Haidan. He urged the UAE to encourage Iran to engage in meaningful discussions with the P5+1 and respond to U.S. offers of engagement on its nuclear program. After discussing reftel points for GCC [...]
2009-09-16 13:37:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA AORC GCC MU QA IQ IR AE
09ABUJA1743NIGERIA: BACKGROUND INFORMATION FOR 2010 NPT
[...] (C) In response to Reftel, Poloff discussed Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and disarmament issues with Foreign Ministry (MFA) First United Nations (UN) Division Director Maria Laose. The GON strongly supports the NPT, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT),Fissile Material Cuto [...]
2009-09-18 16:15:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PARM AORG UNGA IAEA NPT NI
09ABUJA33NIGERIA:DEMARCHE DELIVERED: RATIFICATION OF
[...] (U) Charge d'Affaires Lisa Piascik delivered reftel demarche to Mr. Toyin Solaja, the incoming Director for North America and the Caribbean at the Nigerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Abuja, during his courtesy call to the Embassy on January 8. CDA commended Nigeria for having an Additional [...]
2009-01-09 09:58:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDAORC IAEA ENRG NPT PREL KNNP TRGY KTIA PARM
09ACCRA423GHANA RESPONSE TO IAEA DIRECTOR GENERAL ELECTION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ghana offers strong support for Japanese candidate Yukiya Amano to be IAEA DG but does not give a definitive "yes". END SUMMARY 2. (U) Per reftel, PolOff Raymond Stephens delivered demarche to Dr. Kojo Assan, Director, International Organizations and Multilateral Bureau, Ghan [...]
2009-05-08 12:17:00Embassy AccraCONFIDENTIALAORC IAEA KNNP PREL
09ACCRA584IAEA REPORTS ON IRAN AND SYRIA DEMARCHE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-22 09:33:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP PARM IAEA MNUC IR SYR TRGY XA XY GH
09ACCRA968DEMARCHE ON IRAN CHORUS
[...] (C) Per reftel, PolOff delivered the demarche September 15 to Mrs. Perpetual Dufu, Deputy Director, International Organizations and Multilateral Bureau at the Ghana MFA. Dufu stated that Ghana supports the peaceful use of nuclear technology and will work with the IAEA to ensure that nuclear te [...]
2009-09-16 16:10:00Embassy AccraCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR PREL AORC
09ALGIERS1043ALGERIAN RESPONSE TO EL-BARADEI REPORT ON SYRIA
[...] (SBU) Pol-Econ Chief on November 19 explained reftel points on the most recent IAEA Director General report on Syria to Hamza Khelif, head of the Sub-Directorate for Disarmament in the MFA's General Directorate for Political and International Security Affairs, and left him a copy of para 6 ref [...]
2009-11-23 12:35:00Embassy AlgiersUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM KNNC IAEA SYR AG
09ALGIERS1048ALGERIA ON IAEA - IRAN NEXT STEPS
[...] (SBU) Pol-Econ Chief on November 19 explained reftel points on the IAEA case against Iran to Hamza Khelif, head of the Sub-Directorate for Disarmament in the Algerian MFA's General Directorate for Political and International Security Affairs. 2. (SBU) Saying he would refer the points to hig [...]
2009-11-25 06:28:00Embassy AlgiersUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC IAEA IR AG
09ALGIERS195ALGERIA RESERVED ON MARCH 2 IAEA BOARD MEETING
[...] (C) We delivered reftel demarche to MFA Deputy Director of International Security Issues Ali Alaoui on February 25. We underscored USG concerns regarding the IAEA reports on Iran and Syria and urged Algeria to make a strong national statement on both issues at the upcoming Board of Governors [...]
2009-02-25 16:52:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM IAEA MNUC IR SYR AG
09ALGIERS464ALGERIA LIKELY TO SUPPORT SOUTH AFRICAN IAEA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-11 11:03:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALAORC KNNP IAEA PREL AG
09ALGIERS822MIDDLE EAST ISSUES IN IAEA GENERAL CONFERENCE:
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-14 13:46:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALAORC PARM KNNP IAEA PREL IS EG AG
09ALGIERS824ALGERIA: DEMARCHE ON IAEA REPORTS ON IRAN AND
[...] (C) Pol/Econ Chief presented reftel demarche September 13 to Hamza Khelif, Deputy Director for Disarmament in the MFA's Office of Security and Disarmament. Khelif noted that as president of the IAEA Board of Governors, Algeria carried a special responsibility to be impartial and listen to all [...]
2009-09-14 16:32:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM IAEA MNUC IR SY TRGY AG
09AMMAN1319DEMARCHE DELIVERED: JORDAN SUPPORTS INTERNATIONAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-14 08:12:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY KNNP IAEA JO
09AMMAN2114JORDAN: EXPANDING THE CHORUS ON IRAN, IAEA MIDDLE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-15 13:06:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR PREL AORC JO
09ANKARA1317TURKEY: VIEWS ON THE LATEST IAEA REPORTS ON IRAN
[...] (C) We shared U.S. views on the latest IAEA reports on Iran and Syria (ref a) and passed the non-paper to MFA Deputy DG for Nonproliferation and Disarmement Ahmet Gun on September 8. Gun agreed that the measures undertaken by Iran at Arak and Natanz as signals of cooperation were minimalist, [...]
2009-09-09 10:54:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM IAEA MNUC TRGY PREL TU
09ANKARA1362TURKEY: MFA CONTENDS IT GAVE CLEAR MESSAGE TO IRAN
[...] (C) Late on September 14 the Ambassador met with MFA Under Secretary Sinirlioglu and delivered REF A points on Turkey's key role in expressing our shared concern about Iran's nuclear program, and the potential for an already delicate security situation to unravel. Sinirlioglu asserted that F [...]
2009-09-16 14:36:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR TU
09ANKARA1382TURKISH MFA: FM PRESSED IRAN ON ENGAGEMENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 18 MFA's Department Head for Iran Korkut Gungen gave us a readout of FM Davutoglu's September 12-13 visit to Iran, noting that Davutoglu had raised the nuclear issue with each of his interlocutors (including a tete-a-tete with Ahmadinejad) and had pressed the GOI to [...]
2009-09-18 16:04:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR TU
09ANKARA159TURKEY: NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION TREATY (NPT) POST
[...] Post POC for NPT-related isssues is Robert Lee in the Office of Political Military Affairs. He can be reached via e-mail at leerd@state.gov or leerd@state.sgov.gov or by phone at 90-312-457-7177. The GOT POC for NPT-related is Mustafa Yurdakul, Section Chief in MFA's Department for Nonproli [...]
2009-02-02 13:50:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP AORC ENRG MNUC PARM PGOV PREL IAEA
09ANKARA1660TURKEY WANTS MORE INFORMATION ON ANGARSK RESERVE
[...] (SBU) We delivered reftel demarche to MFA Energy Department Head Berris Ekinci and Nonproliferation and Disarmament Section Head Mustafa Yurdakul on November 17. While noting no particular objections to the reftel information, Ekinci said the GoT will seek additional information about the prop [...]
2009-11-19 06:17:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP AORC IAEA ENRG TRGY
09ANKARA284TURKISH VIEWS ON HANDLING IRAN AND SYRIA AT THE
[...] (C) UNVIE Senior Advisor Andrea Hall, accompanied by Mission Turkey officers, met February 17 in Ankara with Turkish IAEA Governor Hakan Fidan and separately with the GOT Nonproliferation Task Force chaired by MFA Nonproliferation and Disarmament Deputy Director General Ahmet Gun to encourage [...]
2009-02-23 12:24:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS KNNP IAEA TU IR SY
09ANKARA387NSG - TURKEY WILLING TO TAKE THE CHAIR, UNLIKELY
[...] (C) Turkey's willingness to chair the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG - see reftel) is a welcome sign of its increasing engagement in international nonproliferation efforts, and we expect that, from a management standpoint, Turkey will be able to serve effectively as chair. We want to sound a not [...]
2009-03-16 15:33:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKNNP TRGY ETTC MNUC PARM ENRG IAEA
09ANKARA841TURKEY ON IAEA REPORTS ON IRAN AND SYRIA
[...] (C) The Ambassador met with MFA Undersecretary Ertugrul Apakan on Jun 12 and made reftel demarche, urging support for the IAEA reports on Iran and Syria. The Ambassador pressed for Turkey to make a strong national statement, calling on Iran and Syria to cooperate in a transparent manner with [...]
2009-06-17 15:11:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM IAEA MNUC TRGY
09ANKARA882TURKEY'S EXPLANATION FOR WEAK IAEA STATEMENT ON
[...] (C) On June 22, DCM met with Hakan Fidan, PM Erdogan's Foreign Policy Adviser and also Turkey's governor on the IAEA, to discuss Turkey's national statement on Iran. DCM expressed regret that the Turkish national statement did not call for Iran to provide transparency and access to the IAEA [...]
2009-06-23 16:17:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKNNP AORC IAEA IR TU
09ANKARA893TURKEY: AMBASSADOR RAISES IRAN WITH FORMIN
[...] (S) Ambassador raised Iran with FONMIN Davutoglu and MFA U/S Apakan on the margins of a meeting February 23. Stating that we was speaking on his own and without instructions, Ambassador said that we was troubled by the Turkish statement regarding Iran at the June 15 IAEA board meeting (ref A) [...]
2009-06-24 14:24:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL AROC KNNP IAEA IR TU
09ASHGABAT1175TURKMENISTAN: EXPANDING THE CHORUS ON IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-15 10:39:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR PREL AORC TX
09ASHGABAT77TURKMENISTAN: ANNOUNCEMENT OF RATIFICATION OF THE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-16 10:03:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDAORC IAEA ENRG NPT PREL KNNP TRGY KTIA PARM
09ASTANA1536 KAZAKHSTAN LIKELY TO BUZZ ON IRAN
[...] (C) During a September 16 meeting with Kazakhstani Deputy Foreign Minister Kairat Umarov, the Ambassador delivered the talking points (ref) urging Kazakhstan to send a strong private message to Iran about its nuclear program, possibly during a bilateral meeting at UNGA. Umarov agreed to pass [...]
2009-09-17 08:43:00Embassy AstanaCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MNUC AORC KNNP IAEA UN IR KZ
09ASTANA1901 KAZAKHSTAN: DEPUTY SECRETARY OF ENERGY PONEMAN'S MEETING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: During an unusually warm and cordial meeting between Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel Poneman and State Secretary-Foreign Minister Kanat Saudabayev in Astana on October 7: -- Poneman pressed Kazakhstan to commit the required funding to finish fully the final step [...]
2009-10-21 09:17:00Embassy AstanaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON ENRG EPET KNNP IAEA IR KZ
09ASTANA1944 KAZAKHSTAN: DEMARCHE RESPONSE ON GLOBAL NUCLEAR ENERGY
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) We delivered reftel points to the MFA via diplomatic note on October 20. On October 29, the MFA informed us that our non-paper was forwarded to the Ministry of Energy and Minerals for consideration and did not yet have a res [...]
2009-10-30 07:17:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG KNNP IAEA KZ
09ASTANA1945 KAZAKHSTAN: NUCLEAR SUMMIT SHERPA AND SOUS-SHERPA
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) Per reftel, on October 28, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs informed Post that Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Kairat Umarov will represent Kazakhstan as Sherpa at the Nuclear Security Summit Sherpa meeting in Tokyo on De [...]
2009-10-30 09:57:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PTER ENRG KNNP TRGY IAEA KZ
09ASTANA223KAZAKHSTAN'S PRIMARY POINTS OF CONTACT FOR THE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-06 08:58:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP AORC ENRG MNUC PARM PGOV PREL IAEA
09ASTANA264KAZAKHSTAN: MFA OFFICIAL SAYS FM TAZHIN WILL BE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Former MFA Americas Department Director Talgat Kaliyev told Pol-Econ Chief on February 12 that Foreign Minister Tazhin will be replaced in the coming months. Kaliyev explained that he has been appointed to be Tazhin's advisor on OSCE issues. He said that Kazakhstan intends to p [...]
2009-02-13 09:41:00Embassy AstanaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR ECON KNNP OSCE IAEA KZ
09ASTANA297KAZAKHSTAN: MFA OFFICIAL URGES A POTUS VISIT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a February 18 with Pol-Econ Chief, MFA Americas Department Director Askar Tazhiyev pressed for a POTUS visit to Kazakhstan in the near future. This would send a clear signal to Russia that the United States remains fully engaged in Central Asia, and would support Kazakhsta [...]
2009-02-19 10:30:00Embassy AstanaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID ECON KNNP IAEA RS AF KZ
09ASTANA601KAZAKHSTAN: STATE SECRETARY SAUDABAYEV CONFIRMS
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 9. 2. (S) SUMMARY: State Secretary Kanat Saudabayev told the Ambassador on April 7 that Kazakhstan is willing to host the international nuclear fuel bank, just as President Nazarbayev had announced to the press on April 6. He said that the ba [...]
2009-04-07 12:35:00Embassy AstanaSECRETPGOV PREL PHUM MARR KNNP IAEA AF IR KZ
09ASTANA604KAZAKHSTAN: PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR SARYBAY SAYS
[...] (S) SUMMARY: On April 8, Presidential Foreign Policy Advisor Kairat Sarybay gave the Ambassador a readout of President Nazarbayev's April 6 meeting with Iranian President Ahmadinejad. Sarybay said that Ahmadinejad appeared to welcome President Obama's April 5 Prague speech. Ahmadinejad main [...]
2009-04-08 10:14:00Embassy AstanaSECRETPREL PGOV CASC MARR KNNP IAEA AF IR KZ
09ATHENS1431Greece: IAEA General Conference
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Greece agrees with us that a single resolution on the Middle East is a smart goal for the IAEA General Conference, but is skeptical about Arab flexibility, given the previous year's close vote. Greece hopes for a unified EU position at the GC, and along with other EU members is p [...]
2009-08-18 13:17:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALAORC PREL PARM KNNP IAEA GR
09ATHENS1479GREECE WILL FOLLOW EU CONSENSUS ON MIDDLE EAST ISSUES AT
[...] (C) Pol-Mil Chief delivered Reftel A points to the MFA's Disarmament Sub-Section Head Loukas Tsokos on September 16. Tsokos reiterated the Greek position, as detailed in Reftel B, noting that Greece continues to believe that a single Middle East resolution is desirable, and that Greece will [...]
2009-09-16 11:29:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALAORC PARM PREL KNNP IAEA GR
09ATHENS1511Embassy Athens Engages with GoG on Iran
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Athens' Front Office and Political Section have engaged with our Greek partners from the highest levels to the working level at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in order to expand our dialogue on Iran. Characterizing the Iranian regime as weak, Greek interlocutors maintain [...]
2009-09-25 14:15:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNGA IAEA KPAL IR IS GR
09ATHENS1577Greece on Iran: Wants More Information on Additional
[...] (C) In the latest in a series of meetings on Iran, PolCouns and PolOff met 10/16 with representatives from the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs A6 Middle East and D1 International Organization directorates to give a readout of the P5+1 October 1 meeting, underscore the need for vigilance in mo [...]
2009-10-26 13:43:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPARM PREL PGOV ENRG IR GR UNGA IAEA RS PHUM
09BAGHDAD1284IRAQ CONFIRMS SUPPORT FOR AMANO AS IAEA DIRECTOR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-17 03:04:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP AORC IAEA IZ
09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN226DEMARCHE RESPONSE: EXPANDING THE CHORUS ON IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-18 08:33:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanCONFIDENTIALKNNP UNGA PARM IAEA PREL AORC BX
09BANGKOK1407 THAILAND'S RESPONSE TO INTERNATIONAL NUCLEAR FUEL BANK
[...] (SBU) On June 10, Econoff delivered reftel demarche talking points to Mr. Pakawat Srisukwattana of the Peace, Security, and Disarmament Division; Department of International Organizations; Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2. (SBU) Mr. Pakawat stated that the Royal Thai Government (RTG) is plann [...]
2009-06-11 00:25:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG TRGY KNNP IAEA TH
09BANGKOK2505Thailand Hopes for Nuclear Power by 2020
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Thailand's 2007-2021 Power Development Plan (PDP) calls for nuclear production of electricity by 2020. Newly-revised goals call for 1,000 MW from nuclear power in each of four years beginning in 2020, which would account for about five percent of total electricity use. Author [...]
2009-10-01 08:47:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIAEA TRGY ENRG TH
09BANGKOK3010 Thai Civilian Nuclear Energy Program: Renewed Focus and
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In spite of anticipated community protests, Thailand appears committed to developing its civilian nuclear energy and research programs. The Royal Thai Government's (RTG) Office of Atoms for Peace (OAP) hosted the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) earlier this month to di [...]
2009-11-25 10:38:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIAEA TRGY ENRG TH
09BEIJING1013APRIL 16 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: NORTH KOREA, HOLBROOKE VISIT,
[...] Key points at the April 16 MFA press briefing: -- China has "taken note" of reports that International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors have been expelled from North Korea. -- Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke "exchanged views on issues of common interest [...]
2009-04-16 22:47:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PARM KNNP KWBG IAEA EFIN AMED CH KS KN
09BEIJING1067APRIL 21 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: UN CONFERENCE ON RACISM,
[...] Key points at the April 21 MFA press briefing: -- China "regrets to see some countries did not attend" the UN Conference on Racism. -- China is ready to play a constructive role in the Middle East and hopes relevant parties follow UN resolutions and use diplomacy to achieve "the peaceful c [...]
2009-04-21 22:43:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM ENRG KPAL IAEA SENV CH EG IS JA RS
09BEIJING1120U.S. UNVIE AMBASSADOR SCHULTE AND PRC DG CHENG
[...] (C) In Beijing to represent Energy Secretary Chu at the April 20-24 International Nuclear Energy Ministerial, U.S. Ambassador to UNVIE Greg Schulte met with MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Director General Cheng Jingye on April 22. Ambassador Schulte complimented DG Cheng for Chi [...]
2009-04-27 06:22:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL MNUC IAEA CH IR NK
09BEIJING1515CHINA CONSIDERING INCREASE IN THE INTERNATIONAL
[...] PolOff delivered ref A demarche encouraging China to support a significant real increase in the IAEA regular budget and to move costs associated with nuclear security into the regular budget to Arms Control and Disarmament Department Nuclear Division Deputy Director Zhang Shen on June 5. Zhan [...]
2009-06-05 08:38:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL AORC ENRG KNNP IAEA CH
09BEIJING1516IAEA FUEL BANK ISSUE: CHINA SUPPORTS FULL
[...] PolOff delivered reftel demarche encouraging China to support a full and open discussion of fuel bank assurances at the June 15-18 IAEA Board of Governors meeting, including advocating with other countries to do the same, to Arms Control and Disarmament Department Nuclear Division Deputy Direc [...]
2009-06-05 08:41:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ENRG TRGY KNNP IAEA CH
09BEIJING2978DOE DEPUTY SECRETARY DISCUSSES INTERNATIONAL
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Department of Energy (DOE) Deputy Secretary (DEPSEC) Daniel Poneman met privately with the head of China's National Energy Administration (NEA) ZHANG Guobao on the margins of the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP) Ministerial in Beijing on October 23. The two discussed the [...]
2009-10-26 09:09:00Embassy BeijingSECRETENERG ECON ETTC TRGY KNNP IAEA KTIA CVIS CH
09BEIJING3095DOE DEPUTY SECRETARY DISCUSSES NEW NUCLEAR ENERGY
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Department of Energy (DOE) Deputy Secretary (DEPSEC) Daniel Poneman met privately with Keisuke TSUMURA, the Parliamentary Secretary for Science and Technology in Japan's Cabinet Office, and Shunsuke KONDO, the Chairman of Japan,s Atomic Energy Commission (AEC),on the margins of [...]
2009-11-12 23:37:00Embassy BeijingSECRETENERG ECON ETTC TRGY KNNP IAEA KTIA CVIS CH
09BEIJING3096GNEP BEIJING MINISTERIAL - AGREEMENT TO CONSIDER
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: China--led by National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) Vice Chairman and National Energy Administration (NEA) chief ZHANG Guobao--hosted the third Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP) Executive Committee meeting on October 23 in Beijing. The U.S. delegation was le [...]
2009-11-13 00:33:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECON ETTC TRGY KNNP IAEA KTIA CVIS CH
09BEIJING3141IAEA: CHINA TENTATIVELY SUPPORTS ANGARSK NUCLEAR
[...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel demarche encouraging China to support an anticipated Russian resolution to create a nuclear fuel reserve at Angarsk, Russia, during the November 26-27 IAEA Board of Governors meeting to Arms Control and Disarmament Department Nuclear Division Director Zhang Shen o [...]
2009-11-20 00:33:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL AORC TRGY ENRG KNNP IAEA CH
09BEIJING3142IAEA: CHINA DESIRES SYRIAN COOPERATION WITH IAEA
[...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel demarche and nonpaper requesting active Chinese support in pressing Syria to change its confrontational course and fully cooperate with the ongoing IAEA investigation of its nuclear program to MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Nuclear Division Director Zha [...]
2009-11-20 00:33:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPARM IAEA KNNP CH SY
09BEIJING478CHINA REACTS TO IAEA REPORTS ON IRAN AND SYRIA
[...] (S) PolOff delivered reftel demarche on the IAEA's recent reports on Iran and Syria to MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Nuclear Division Deputy Director Zhang Shen on February 25. As instructed, PolOff requested China's support for a strong P5 1 statement demanding Iran's full and [...]
2009-02-25 07:35:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPARM KNNP IAEA MNUC TRGY IR SY CH
09BEIRUT87LEBANON: SIGNING ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL AGREEMENT
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel points and text of the USG announcement of the U.S.- IAEA "Additional Protocol" ratification to Oussama Khachab, Head of the Americas Desk at the Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),and Nada Akl, First Secretary in the Department of International Organiza [...]
2009-01-21 16:21:00Embassy BeirutUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ENRG IAEA KNNP KTIA MNUC NPT PARM PGOV
09BELGRADE141SERBIA ASKED ABOUT NPT RELATED ISSUES
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-17 09:49:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIEDAORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA IAEA
09BELGRADE42SERBIA INFORMED OF RATIFICATION OF IAEA ADDITIONAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-14 08:13:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIAEA PREL MNUC PGOV SR KNNP PARM
09BERLIN1021GERMANY: VIEWS ON IRAN SANCTIONS AND PRELIMINARY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-21 15:43:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALAORC PREL PARM KNNP IAEA EG IS GM
09BERLIN1112(C) IAEA: GERMANY READY FOR IRAN SANCTIONS; WANTS
[...] (C) Summary. On September 8 poloff informed MFA IAEA lead Hans-Peter Hinrichsen that the U.S. was delivering reftel demarche to all IAEA Board Members. Hinrichsen shared copies of the EU and E3 statements to be released that day (see paragraphs 12 and 13). Hinrichsen asked for the USG to in [...]
2009-09-10 10:04:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALAORC PREL PARM KNNP IAEA EG IS GM
09BERLIN1143GERMANY ALREADY "IN THE CHOIR" ON IRAN
[...] (C) The Ambassador called German MFA Political Director Stanzel September 15 to discuss reftel on expanding the chorus on Iran. Stanzel thanked the Ambassador for the update and said Germany agreed with our message and was taking similar action with only subtle differences. Stanzel added t [...]
2009-09-16 15:31:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR PREL AORC
09BERLIN1169NPT REVCON: GERMANY UNDERSCORES NEED TO REASSURE
[...] (C) Summary. Post addressed ref A questions about German positions on non-proliferation in refs B & C. During subsequent meetings, German officials have also emphasized the need to overcome NAM suspicions that non-proliferation efforts are veiled attempts to infringe on NPT Article IV rights. [...]
2009-09-21 10:42:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALAORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL IAEA
09BERLIN1276GERMANY INVITED TO WASHINGTON EXPERTS AND TOKYO
[...] (SBU) Econoff provided reftel information to MFA Desk Officer for Nuclear Energy and Non-proliferation Dr. Bernd Rinnert. Rinnert thanked Econoff for the points and stated that the German Sherpa for the Nuclear Security Summit will be Ambassador Viktor Elbling, Commissioner for Nuclear Energy [...]
2009-10-13 16:14:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC ENRG PREL PTER TRGY IAEA
09BERLIN1493GERMANY ECHOES USG ON IAEA SYRIA REPORT
[...] (C) On November 20, MFA IAEA/Syria lead Robert Siegfried told poloff that Germany was in agreement with reftel points regarding Syria's engagement with the IAEA. Siegfried expected the EU declaration on Syria to be in line with the concerns voiced by the IAEA. Moreover, it would re-emphasize [...]
2009-11-24 08:10:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPARM IAEA PREL KNNP SY GM
09BERLIN1501ANGARSK NUCLEAR FUEL BANK: GERMANY CONCERNED ABOUT
[...] (C) Germany is supportive the ref A Angarsk nuclear fuel reserve proposal, but would prefer text changes that address concerns about "conditions of supply" and "market neutrality" before pledging co-sponsorship. Econoff met with MFA Desk Officer for Nuclear Energy and Non-Proliferation, Dr. [...]
2009-11-24 16:55:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY RS PK IN IS JP KS
09BERLIN228GERMANY ANXIOUS FOR RESULTS AT NEXT WEEK'S
[...] (C) PolOff delivered ref points to Martin Langer, head of the MFA's IAEA Unit in the Nuclear Arms Control (REF 240) Division on February 24. Langer noted that Germany shares many of our views and concerns about Iran's and Syria's refusal to work with the IAEA and the nature of those contries' [...]
2009-02-24 16:46:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALIAEA KNNP MNUC PARM IR GM SYR TRGY
09BERLIN264GERMANY'S THREE-PRONGED APPROACH TO RETURNING HEU
[...] (C) This is an action request, please see paragraph 8. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Germany is exploring the mechanics of returning Russian-origin Highly Enriched Uranium (HEU) that is currently stored at the Rossendorf Research Reactor in the German state of Saxony to Russia. German Foreign Ministry [...]
2009-03-05 16:46:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALKNNP TRGY IAEA RS GM
09BERLIN424(C) GERMANY SAYS CYPRUS WILL BLOCK TURKEY FROM NSG
[...] (C) According to Germany, the current Chair of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG),Cyprus will block Turkey's candidacy to chair the NSG in 2010. Germany has been in direct contact with Nicosia and Ankara on this impasse and stated that the Cypriots, primary objection to Turkey's NSG Chairman [...]
2009-04-09 14:25:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALENRG ETTC IAEA KNNP PARM TRGY TU CY GR HU GM
09BERLIN425GERMANY PLEASED WITH USG ROLE ON ROSSENDORF
[...] (C) Summary: Germany welcomed the USG's quick and helpful response offering assistance regarding the return and subsequent reprocessing of Russian-origin highly enriched uranium (HEU) from Saxony's Rossendorf nuclear research facility back to Russia. On March 25, EconOff met with German MFA [...]
2009-04-09 14:43:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALENRG KNNP OTRA TRGY IAEA RS GM
09BERLIN565GERMANY NON-COMMITAL ON NEXT ROUND OF VOTING FOR
[...] (C) PolOff delivered ref points to Martin Langer, head of the MFA's IAEA Unit in the Nuclear Arms Control (REF 240) Division on May 15. Langer noted that Germany shares many of our views regarding Amano's candidacy for the IAEA's Director General position, and supported him in the last round o [...]
2009-05-15 10:47:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALIAEA KNNP MNUC PARM IR GM
09BERLIN662IAEA ELECTION OF DIRECTOR GENERAL: GERMANY STILL
[...] (S) Unable to reach Foreign Minister Steinmeier, Charge delivered the points in ref A to MFA State Secretary Peter Ammon on June 3, urging Germany to continue supporting Yukiya Amano in the next round of voting for Director General of the IAEA. Ammon took the points on board, but deferred a s [...]
2009-06-03 13:47:00Embassy BerlinSECRETAORC KNNP IAEA PREL GM
09BERLIN693GERMAN MFA SKEPTICAL ON IAEA BUDGET INCREASE AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The German MFA, like the Economics Ministry, has strong doubts about the proposed increase in the 2010-2011 IAEA budget. The MFA prefers a zero-growth budget and believes the IAEA could fulfill its current mission and any additional responsibilities by simply being more efficien [...]
2009-06-10 12:41:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALAORC ENRG IAEA KNNP PREL UN GM
09BERLIN702GERMAN MFA CLAIMS INTERAGENCY VICTORY ON
[...] (C) Summary: The German MFA claimed it had resolved German interagency dissent regarding its proposed transfer of spent nuclear research fuel to Russia for reprocessing (ref A). The MFA also outlined its vision of the USG role in the Berlin meetings, hoping for public USG support of the tran [...]
2009-06-11 13:25:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALENRG KNNP OTRA TRGY IAEA RS GM
09BERLIN709IAEA REPORT ON SYRIA: GERMANY DECLINES TO DO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-12 17:16:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM IAEA MNUC IR SY TRGY
09BERN108NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY (NPT): SWISS
[...] (C) Summary: The Swiss government generally believes that the U.S. Administration has outlined a "good agenda" for the NPT, particularly with regard to disarmament and arms control issues. Switzerland has sponsored UN resolutions on de-alerting nuclear weapons, and will continue to do so. Fo [...]
2009-03-11 16:31:00Embassy BernCONFIDENTIALPARM MNUC KNNP AORC PREL UNGA IAEA SZ
09BERN213SWITZERLAND'S VOTING PLAN IN IAEA DIRECTOR GENERAL
[...] (C) Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) Director for Arms Control and Disarmament, Andreas Friedrich, told poloff on May 11 in response to reftel demarche that Switzerland would most likely support the election of Yukiya Amano of Japan as Director General in the upcoming IAEA e [...]
2009-05-12 11:55:00Embassy BernCONFIDENTIALSZ IAEA KNNP AORC PREL
09BERN243SWITZERLAND NOT SUPPORTIVE OF IAEA BUDGET INCREASE
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered the reftel message on June 4 to Jean-Daniel Praz, Deputy Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Section of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA),and the FDFA's point-of-contact for IAEA issues. Praz said that the GoS has a general policy of advocating [...]
2009-06-05 16:51:00Embassy BernUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC ENRG IAEA KNNP PREL UN SZ
09BERN253NUCLEAR FUEL BANK: SWISS FAVOR COMMERCIAL SUPPLY
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel message June 4 to Jean-Daniel Praz, Deputy Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Section of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA),and the FDFA's point-of-contact for IAEA issues. Praz said that, while not opposed in principle to the idea of a n [...]
2009-06-15 16:16:00Embassy BernUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM ENRG KNNP TRGY IAEA
09BERN371SWISS VIEWS ON THE LATEST IAEA REPORTS ON IRAN AND
[...] (C) Summary: The Swiss share our general analysis of the IAEA reports on Iran and Syria. They are curious to know how the recent P5-plus-1 Political Directors meeting and "package" proposal announced by Tehran might affect the calculus with Iran. The main point of contact for IAEA issues at [...]
2009-09-04 17:32:00Embassy BernSECRETPARM KNNP IAEA MNUC PREL SY IR SZ
09BERN505IAEA BOG: SWISS VIEWS REGARDING IRAN, SYRIA, AND
[...] (C) Summary: Poloff discussed messages in reftels on November 24 with Andreas Friedrich, Head of the Arms Control and Disarmament Section of the Federal Department for Foreign Affairs (FDFA),and with Jean-Daniel Praz, Friedrich's deputy and FDFA point-of-contact for IAEA issues. Friedrich an [...]
2009-11-24 16:52:00Embassy BernCONFIDENTIALPARM IAEA KNNP SY IR SZ
09BERN92IAEA REPORTS ON IRAN AND SYRIA
[...] (C) Acting POL/E Counselor conveyed the reftel message on February 26 to Andreas Friedrich, Head of the Arms Control and Disarmament Section of the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (EDA). Friedrich said that he expected that Switzerland will make national statements at the March 2-6 [...]
2009-02-27 18:17:00Embassy BernCONFIDENTIALPARM IAEA KNNP MNUC IR SYR TRGY SZ
09BISHKEK1056KRYGYZSTAN: EXPANDING THE CHORUS ON IRAN
[...] (C) The Ambassador delivered REFTEL points to Kyrgyz Prime Minister Igor Chudinov on September 17. Chudinov took note of the points but made no substantive comment. Ambassador will follow up with the Foreign Minister. GFOELLER [...]
2009-09-18 04:15:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR PREL AORC KG
09BOGOTA2964IAEA MIDDLE EAST DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-16 15:34:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL AORC PARM KNNP IAEA EG IS CO
09BOGOTA2965COLOMBIA SHARES OUR IRAN CONCERNS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-16 15:35:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA AORC IR CO
09BRASILIA1038VISIT OF WMD COORDINATOR SAMORE TO BRASILIA
[...] (C) SUMMARY. NSC WMD Coordinator Gary Samore visited Brasilia August 6-7 to hold discussions with senior Brazilian officials on North Korea, Iran and strengthening international nonproliferation and disarmament efforts. Samore approached the Brazilians as potential partners in nonprolifera [...]
2009-08-20 18:25:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALKNUP PARM PREL NPT IAEA MNUC BR
09BRASILIA1141BRAZIL: VIEWS ON PROPOSED NUCLEAR FUEL BANKS - INTERESTING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Government of Brazil is interested in discussing further the proposals for nuclear fuel banks. In particular, it has concerns about possibly restricting a country's right to nuclear technology for peaceful purposes and also about under what criteria a country could draw on [...]
2009-09-14 19:13:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY BR
09BRASILIA1170BRAZIL ON IRAN: A SOFT VOICE IN THE CHORUS
[...] (C) Summary. Brazilian MRE Undersecretary for Political Affairs Roberto Jaguaribe, recently returned from a diplomatic mission to Tehran, told Charge D'Affaires on September 16 that additional dialogue rather than sanctions will be most the most effective means of pressuring Iran to develop [...]
2009-09-18 15:10:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR PREL AORC BR
09BRASILIA1186BRAZILIAN VIEWS ON THE LATEST IAEA REPORTS ON IRAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The Government of Brazil (GOB) is concerned about Iran's and Syria's nuclear activities and wants all parties to work with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to answer the outstanding questions. The GOB does not see the latest IAEA reports on these countries as closin [...]
2009-09-23 16:39:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM IAEA MNUC IR SY TRGY PREL BR
09BRASILIA1261BRAZIL: SCENESETTER FOR OCTOBER 27-30 VISIT OF SPECIAL REP
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The visit of the Special Representative of the President for Nuclear Non-Proliferation, Ambassador Susan Burk, comes at an important time. Brazil is reviving its long dormant civilian and military nuclear energy programs. It closed down its nuclear weapons program in 1990 and j [...]
2009-10-23 18:54:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP IAEA ENRG ETTC BR
09BRASILIA1299NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION HEAD D'AGOSTINO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Following up on the August meeting between Gary Samore from the National Security Council and General Jorge Felix, Minister of the Brazilian Cabinet for Institutional Security (GSI),the Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA),Thomas D'Agostino, ha [...]
2009-11-06 12:45:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP PREL NPT IAEA MNUC PARM BR
09BRASILIA1320AMB. SUSAN BURK MEETS WITH BRAZILIANS IN PREPARATION FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY. During meetings in Brasilia on October 28, Special Representative of the President for Nuclear Non-proliferation Susan Burk garnered support from Brazilian counterparts for the U.S. approach to the 2010 Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) review conference. The Brazilian Ministry of [...]
2009-11-16 14:26:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALKNNP IAEA ENRG BR
09BRASILIA1370NUCLEAR FUEL BANKS - BRAZIL THINKS THE IDEA IS PREMATURE
[...] (SBU) On November 25, Science Counselor discussed the proposal for establishing a nuclear fuel bank (per REFTELS B and C) with the Director of Brazil's Ministry of External Relations' (MRE) Department of Disarmament and Sensitive Technologies, Minister Santiago Mourao. As indicated in REFTEL [...]
2009-11-27 09:45:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY RS BR
09BRASILIA1371BRAZIL ON IRAN AT IAEA: NOT SUPPORTIVE OF P5+1 TABLING
[...] (C) Science Counselor discussed reftel points and key messages on November 25 with Santiago Mourao, the Brazilian Ministry of External Relations' (MRE) Director of the Division for Disarmament and Sensitive Technologies. A very well-informed Mourao said that Brazil still does not have a positi [...]
2009-11-27 09:48:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL IAEA IR BR
09BRASILIA196BRAZIL RESPONSE TO INQUIRIES ABOUT VIEWS ON NUCLEAR
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Brazilian Ministry of Exterior Relations (MRE) Director of the Division for Disarmament and Sensitive Technologies, Minister Santiago Mourao, to stressed that Brazil would like to see a consensus document come out of the 2010 Review Conference concerning the Nuclear Nonproliferat [...]
2009-02-13 19:33:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALAORC CDG ENRG KNNP PARM UNGA IAEA NPT BR
09BRASILIA201KEY BRAZILIAN NUCLEAR OFFICIAL DISCUSSES POSSIBLE WAY
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On February 4, Othon Pinheiro, Director-President of Eletrobras Termonuclear S.A., briefed the Ambassador on a new concept for indirect monitoring rather than intrusive inspections as a way to provide the IAEA with assurances about the nature of Brazil's nuclear activities. This [...]
2009-02-17 18:40:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALENRG IAEA KNNP TRGY ETTC AR BR
09BRASILIA599NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION: BRAZIL MAY SOFTEN ON IAEA
[...] (C) SUMMARY. It appears that an internal turf battle between Brazil's Defense and External Relations Ministries led to Defense Minister Nelson Jobim's refusal to cooperate with the IAEA's request to interview a Brazilian scientist over his book on nuclear weapons. Minister Jobim now recognize [...]
2009-05-11 21:19:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALENRG KNNP TRGY ETTC IAEA BR AR
09BRASILIA605IAEA ELECTIONS: BRAZIL APPEARS POISED TO THROW ITS HAT IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Post delivered demarche (REFTEL A) about USG support for the Japanese candidate Amano to become the new Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and reasons why Brazil should do so too. Nonetheless, Brazil will support the South African candidate Minty. [...]
2009-05-13 13:28:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALAORC PREL KNNP IAEA ENRG ETTC JA SF BR
09BRASILIA616 BRAZILIAN SCIENTIST'S BOOK ON NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS OFFERED
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-15 17:34:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC ENRG IAEA KNNP TRGY BR
09BRASILIA643 (S/NF) BRAZILIAN SCIENTIST'S BOOK ON NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS
[...] (S/NF) Dalton Ellery Barroso, a Brazilian scientist working for the Ministry of Defense, has written a book entitled "The Physics of Nuclear Explosives" ("A Fisica dos Explosivos Nucleares"). Post has found that this book is offered for sale to the general public through an online Brazilian b [...]
2009-05-19 20:05:00Embassy BrasiliaSECRET//NOFORNAORC ENRG IAEA KNNP TRGY BR
09BRASILIA679BRAZILIAN FOREIGN MINISTER - AND POSSIBLE CANDIDATE FOR IAEA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: There have been press reports that Brazil's Minister for Exterior Relations Celso Amorim wants to be a candidate to become the next Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Although Amorim has denied any interest in the IAEA job, the persistence of the [...]
2009-05-28 20:04:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL ENRG ETTC EPET EINV KNNP IAEA IR BR
09BRASILIA698BRAZIL -IAEA DEMARCHES ON BUDGET AND INTERNATIONAL NUCLEAR
[...] (SBU) On June 4, Post delivered the two demarches and provided the referenced non-papers in REFTELS concerning the June 15-19 meeting of the Board of Governors (BOG) of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to the Ministry of External Relations' (MRE) Division of Disarmament and Sensiti [...]
2009-06-04 18:34:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC ENRG IAEA TRGY KNNP NPT PREL UN BR
09BRASILIA700BRAZIL -IAEA DEMARCHES ON BUDGET AND INTERNATIONAL NUCLEAR
[...] (SBU) On June 4, Post delivered the two demarches and provided the referenced non-papers in REFTELS concerning the June 15-19 meeting of the Board of Governors (BOG) of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to the Ministry of External Relations' (MRE) Division of Disarmament and Sensiti [...]
2009-06-04 18:34:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC ENRG IAEA TRGY KNNP NPT PREL UN BR
09BRASILIA702BRAZIL: MINOR LEAK AT ANGRA II NUCLEAR REACTOR; NO SERIOUS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Brazilian National Commission on Nuclear Energy (CNEN) reported that a minor accident at the Angra II nuclear reactor on May 15 led to a small leak of low levels of radiation. CNEN tell Post that they have reviewed the situation and have decided to maintain the current poli [...]
2009-06-04 19:34:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG KNNP IAEA BR
09BRASILIA716BRAZIL: CONGRESSIONAL HEARING ON WEAKNESSES IN MONITORING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At May 14 hearings before the Brazilian Chambers of Deputies expert witnesses disagreed over the seriousness and accuracy of the criticisms contained in a recent report by the Brazilian government accountability office (Tribunal de Contas da Uniao) finding faults and irregulari [...]
2009-06-05 15:50:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG KNNP IAEA ETTC EINV IR BR
09BRASILIA759BRAZIL: DEMARCHE DELIVERED IAEA BOARD OF GOVERNORS
[...] (SBU) On June 12, Environment, Science, Technology and Health (ESTH) Officer delivered the information and questions contained in REFTEL to Fabio Antibas, Deputy Director of the Ministry of Exterior Relations' Division of Disarmament and Sensitive Technologies. 2. (SBU) Mr. Antibas received [...]
2009-06-16 19:43:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP PARM IAEA MNUC IR SYR TRGY BR
09BRUSSELS1263EXPANDING THE CHORUS ON IRAN
[...] (SBU) USEU Poloff met on 9/18 with EU Council Secretariat official Lene Lindholdt Hove to discuss EU efforts to broaden the chorus on Iran. Hove noted that EU member states' Foreign Ministers UNGA statements on Iran had been coordinated, the first time the EU had pre-coordinated its message o [...]
2009-09-18 17:17:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR PREL AORC PTER EUN
09BRUSSELS1301U.S.-EU TROIKA CONSULTATIONS ON DISARMAMENT AND
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The semi-annual U.S.-EU Troika consultations on disarmament and nonproliferation took place on September 9, 2009. The two sides were generally on the same wavelength on key armation issues. ISN DAparticular that the EU crt in this area, so that Egypt could not say nothing had [...]
2009-09-25 14:15:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR PREL AORC PTER EUN XF
09BRUSSELS1354EU OFFICIALS REQUEST INFORMATION ON SANCTIONS
[...] (SBU) On September 29 USEU officers delivered reftel points on the Iranian covert reactor site at Qom to Hans Grundberg, who handles the Iran portfolio for the Swedish EU Presidency. We reviewed points again the following day with EU Council Secretariat Iran desk officer Lene Hove. Neither h [...]
2009-10-08 11:22:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR PREL EUN
09BRUSSELS599BELGIAN CANDIDATE FOR DIRECTOR GENERAL OF IAEA TO
[...] (C) On April 24, Werner Bauwens, Belgian Special Envoy for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, informed Poloff unofficially that Belgium will soon put forward the name of Jean-Pol Poncelet as a candidate to succeed Mohamed El-Baradei as Director General of the [...]
2009-04-27 09:10:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALKNNP ENRG PREL MNUC IAEA BE
09BUCHAREST613 ROMANIA REACTION TO IAEA REQUEST
[...] (SBU) POLOFF delivered REF comments September 3 to Nineta Barbalescu, Director of the MFA Directorate for OCSE, Asymmetric Threats and Nonproliferation. Barbalescu said Romania agreed that Iran, and to some extent Syria, would attempt to use procedural issues to prolong debates and in effect [...]
2009-09-04 09:37:00Embassy BucharestUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP PARM IAEA MNUC TRGY PREL IR SY RO
09BUCHAREST786 ROMANIAN SUPPORT FOR ANGARSK RESERVE
[...] (SBU) POLOFF delivered REF comments 23 November to Nineta Barbulescu, Director of the MFA Directorate for OCSE, Asymmetric Threats and Nonproliferation. Barbulescu expressed Romanian support for the Angarsk Reserve, but expressed concern that the Non-Aligned Movement countries continue to o [...]
2009-11-24 13:16:00Embassy BucharestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY RO
09BUDAPEST617HUNGARIAN COMMENTS ON THE IAEA GENERAL CONFERENCE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-25 16:06:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALKNNP AORC PREL PARM IAEA HU
09BUDAPEST665HUNGARIAN ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ON UPCOMING IAEA
[...] (C) In a September 10 meeting with PolOff, MFA Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Section Chief Mark Horvath provided an update to ref B comments concerning the upcoming IAEA General Conference. Horvath said that Sweden, currently holding the EU Presidency, responded to the ref A referenced E [...]
2009-09-11 14:54:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALKNNP AORC PREL PARM IAEA HU
09BUDAPEST669DEMARCHE RESPONSE: HUNGARY SUPPORTIVE OF U.S.
[...] (C) Emboff delivered reftel talking points to Sandor Racz, Senior Advisor to the Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Section within the Hungarian Foreign Ministry's Department for Security Policy and Non-Proliferation. Racz expressed Hungary's concurrence with the U.S. position on the IAEA Gene [...]
2009-09-15 15:01:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALAORC PARM PREL KNNP IAEA EG IS HU
09BUDAPEST770GLOBAL NUCLEAR ENERGY PARTNERSHIP DEMARCHE
[...] (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel talking points to Mark Horvath, Head of Section for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation at the Hungarian MFA, and to Kristof Horvath, Department Head for Nuclear and Radioactive Materials at the Hungarian Atomic Energy Authority (HAEA). Both interlocutors indicate [...]
2009-10-20 16:25:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG KNNP IAEA HU
09BUENOSAIRES1231ARGENTINA RECEPTIVE ON NPT REVIEW CONFERENCE GOALS IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY. During meetings in Buenos Aires on October 26-27, Special Representative of the President for Nuclear Nonproliferation Susan Burk successfully identified areas of common interest and support going in to the 2010 Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference. Candid [...]
2009-11-17 19:45:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPREL IAEA ENRG AR KNNP
09BUENOSAIRES1241(SBU) Argentina Sees Fuel Bank Proposal as Interesting but
[...] (SBU) Argentine Foreign Ministry Director for International Security, Nuclear and Space Affairs (DIGAN),Gustavo Ainchil, told Political Officer November 20 in response to reftel points that Argentina was not prepared to support the Angarsk Nuclear Fuel Bank proposal at the IAEA. Ainchil said [...]
2009-11-24 15:56:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG KNNP TRGY PREL AORC IAEA AR
09BUENOSAIRES173ARGENTINA: SMALL AMOUNT OF CESIUM 137 IS STOLEN
[...] (SBU) In the early hours of February 19, two armed individuals robbed a lead container holding the equivalent of 2.5 curies of cesium 137 from the warehouse of Baker Atlas, a U.S. company involved in oil exploration in Neuquen, in the South of Argentina. The assailants entered the scene shortl [...]
2009-02-19 20:23:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG IAEA KNNP KCSA TRGY ASEC AR
09BUENOSAIRES183ARGENTINA: UPDATES ON THEFT OF CESIUM 137
[...] (SBU) GOA officials report that the Argentine Federal Police (PFA) have now taken the lead in the investigation of yesterday's theft of nuclear material in Neuquen, Argentina. The GOA's Nuclear Energy Commission (CNEA),Nuclear Regulatory Agency (ARN),Neuquen provincial police, and the Gendar [...]
2009-02-20 20:09:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG IAEA KNNP KCSA TRGY ASEC AR
09BUENOSAIRES184ARGENTINE FEDERAL POLICE RECOVERS CESIUM 137
[...] (SBU) In the evening of February 20, Argentine Federal Police recovered the stolen container of cesium 137 unopened and made an arrest in connection with the case (reftels). A very senior police official reported to RSO that the tracking of an extortion call made earlier in the day had allowed [...]
2009-02-21 13:07:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG IAEA KNNP KCSA TRGY ASEC AR
09BUENOSAIRES197ARGENTINA: ANSWERS TO FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS ON
[...] (SBU) Following are Post's answers to questions raised, keyed to Ref A: A) The NRA confirms that it used equipment donated by DOE as part of the upgrade of their nuclear emergency response center. Two types of equipment were used: 1) a "SPARC", which was calibrated for CS-137 with a similar [...]
2009-02-26 10:37:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG IAEA KNNP KCSA ASEC AR
09BUENOSAIRES365IAEA DG RACE: ARGENTINA WILLING TO CONSIDER
[...] (C) Summary: According to senior Argentina MFA advisor Rafael Grossi, Argentina will consider endorsing Argentine citizen Rogelio Pfirter as a compromise candidate for Director General of the IAEA if it receives high-level requests from the United States and a couple of other European or P5 go [...]
2009-03-27 20:59:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPREL IAEA PARM KNNP AR
09BUENOSAIRES628IAEA DG RACE: JAPANESE REQUEST APPROACHING CFK VIA
[...] (C) The head of the Japanese Embassy's political section in Buenos Aires, First Secretary Kenya Uno, called on polcouns May 26 and said Ambassador Yukiya Amano, Japanese candidate for Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, had visited Buenos Aires and met with Argentine FM [...]
2009-05-28 21:34:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP AORC IAEA PARM AR
09BUENOSAIRES668ARGENTINA ON IAEA FUEL BANK DISCUSSIONS AND IAEA
[...] (SBU) Political Officer spoke June 5 with the Argentine Foreign Ministry's Director for International Security, Nuclear and Space Affairs (DIGAN),Gustavo Ainchil, to deliver Refs A and B demarches. 2. (SBU) Addressing the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) budget, Ainchil said that [...]
2009-06-09 13:35:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP IAEA AR
09BUENOSAIRES694ARGENTINA: DEMARCHES ON IAEA FUEL BANK DISCUSSIONS
[...] (C) Political Officer spoke June 12 with Dr. Carlos Cherniak in the Argentine Foreign Ministry's Directorate for International Security, Nuclear and Space Affairs (DIGAN),to deliver Ref A demarche. Cherniak was familiar with the Director General's latest reports on Iran and Syria and said th [...]
2009-06-12 22:31:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPREL IAEA PARM KNNP AR
09BUENOSAIRES759ARGENTINA NOT MOVING YET ON IAEA DG RACE, BUT
[...] (C) Argentina continues to largely accept the U.S. analysis of the July 2nd IAEA vote and is clearly considering the U.S. case for voting in favor of Japanese candidate Amano. Charge d'Affaires spoke with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Cabinet Chief D'Alotto on Friday, June 26, to elicit his fee [...]
2009-07-01 14:48:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPREL IAEA PARM KNNP AR
09BUENOSAIRES762(C) ARGENTINA OFFERS ABSTENTION ON FIFTH ROUND IN
[...] (C) Following up on Charge d'Affaires' June 26 outreach (ref B),Argentina Ministry of Foreign Affairs Chief of Staff Alberto D'Alotto phoned CDA July 1 to inform him that Argentina had reconsidered its position on the IAEA DG race. D'Alotto said that Foreign Minister Taiana had determined tha [...]
2009-07-01 20:03:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP IAEA AR
09BUENOSAIRES775(C) ARGENTINA: EMBASSY RECOMMENDS THANKING FM
[...] (U) Action Request for Department in paragraph three. 2. (C) Following the decision by the GOA on July 1 (ref B) to offer an abstention in the fifth round of voting for IAEA DG candidate Amano, Political Counselor received a call July 2 from Japanese Embassy First Secretary Kenya Uno to expr [...]
2009-07-02 20:08:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP IAEA AR
09CAIRO1096EGYPT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED - DISCUSSIONS OF FUEL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-16 07:06:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIEDENRG KNNP TRGY IAEA EG
09CAIRO1743EGYPTIAN VIEWS ON IAEA GC NEGOTIATIONS
[...] (C) Summary: Key Egyptian interlocutors say Egypt has worked in good faith to achieve consensus in Vienna, including showing substantial flexibility on the GC President's initiative. They are willing to continue to work toward this goal via the now-circulated MES text. In the Egyptian view, Israe [...]
2009-09-09 15:46:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP PARM IAEA IS IR EG
09CAIRO1804FM ABOUL GHEIT ON UNESCO, NONPROLIFERATION, IRAN ,
[...] Key Points: -- (C) FM Aboul Gheit said the USG "campaign" against UNESCO candidate Farouk Hosni stemmed from a misunderstanding of his record. Egypt continues to work with the USG on the range of bilateral and multilateral issues. However, citing mounting press criticism, the FM said the basis for [...]
2009-09-16 15:19:00Embassy CairoSECRETPREL IAEA KNNP PARM IR IS KPAL EG
09CAIRO200INVITATION TO NNSA HUMAN RESOURCES SEMINAR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-04 13:42:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY AORC OTRA EG
09CAIRO2348EGYPT'S NUCLEAR POWER PLANT PLANS SUBJECT TO DELAYS
[...] (C/NF) Main Points: -- Egypt's first commercial scale reactor is officially slated to come on line in 2020, with three more to be in operation by 2025. The GOE is expected to announce in January 2010 that El Daba on the Mediterranean Coast will be the site of the first plant. -- Nuclear Power Plant [...]
2009-12-22 13:29:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNAORC EG IAEA KNNP PREL TRGY UN
09CAIRO2361EGYPT'S NUCLEAR REGULATORY LAW TO BE ENACTED BUT
[...] (C/NF) Main points: -- Egypt's draft law on regulation of civil nuclear power and safety is expected to pass into law shortly after the New Year. -- Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority (EAEA) Chairman Mohamed El Kolaly told us December 15 that under the new law his agency will be succeeded by an indep [...]
2009-12-23 14:15:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNAORC EG IAEA KNNP PREL TRGY
09CAIRO2404EGYPT-U.S. JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON NUCLEAR
[...] (C) Main Points: -- During upcoming JSCNEC meetings in Cairo GOE wants a tight focus, both in agenda and in delegation composition, on technical issues related to Egypt's expanding civil nuclear power development. -- GOE flagged several civil nuclear issues as already the subject of GOE consultatio [...]
2009-12-30 15:36:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALAORC EG EU IAEA KNNP PREL RS TRGY UN
09CAIRO940EGYPT: FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS NO TO AMANO FOR IAEA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-26 10:24:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP IAEA PARM EG
09CANBERRA1058NUCLEAR FUEL BANKS: AUSTRALIA VOTES FOR ANGARSK
[...] (SBU) We conveyed November 14 to Australia's DFAT Arms Control Director Jane Hardy, Director the USG request for support of the Angarsk Reserve resolution before the IAEA (Ref A). Australia voted in favor of the resolution at the November 26 IAEA Board of Governors meeting. BLEICH [...]
2009-11-30 06:45:00Embassy CanberraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY AS
09CANBERRA1094AUSTRALIA SUPPORTS U.S. POSITIONS ON NPT, FINAL
[...] SUMMARY: (C/NF) Australia supports the U.S. views on the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) ahead of next year's review conference, but has not finalized its own policy. Australia will review its nuclear stance early next year, although a major policy shift is not expected. Officials stressed th [...]
2009-12-11 05:50:00Embassy CanberraCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL KNNP PARM ENRG IAEA NPT MNUC KTBT AS
09CANBERRA445AUSTRALIA ON IAEA DIRECTOR GENERAL ELECTION
[...] (C) Australia remains solidly behind Japanese Ambassador Yukiya Amano for IAEA director general, according to Acting Assistant Secretary for Arms Control and Counter-Proliferation Wendy Walsh. During a May 8 call by poloff to thank Australia for its support and outline U.S. strategy going int [...]
2009-05-08 08:45:00Embassy CanberraCONFIDENTIALAORC KNNP IAEA PREL AS
09CANBERRA536IAEA: AUSTRALIA OPEN TO WELL-JUSTIFIED BUDGET
[...] (SBU) Australia is open to considering an increase in the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) budget providing the IAEA Secretariat is able to adequately justify the increase. The GOA requested clarification whether the U.S. budget proposal was for an across-the-board increase or appl [...]
2009-06-05 10:18:00Embassy CanberraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC ENRG IAEA PREL KNNP AS
09CANBERRA785AUSTRALIAN REPONSE TO SEARCH FOR CONSENSUS ON
[...] (C) On August 24, Jane Hardy, Director of Arms Control Section, Arms Control and Counter-Proliferation Branch, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) told poloff the GOA agreed that a single consensus resolution was a good tack to take concerning the contentious issues of the Middle Ea [...]
2009-08-26 06:34:00Embassy CanberraCONFIDENTIALAORC PREL PARM KNNP IAEA EG IS AS
09CANBERRA828AUSTRALIAN RESPONSE TO US VIEWS ON IAEA REPORTS ON
[...] (S) On September 8, Jane Hardy, Director of Arms Control Section, Arms Control and Counter-Proliferation Branch, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) told poloff that the GOA agreed that the IAEA's report on Iran's and Syria's nuclear programs did not give either country a clean bill [...]
2009-09-10 04:38:00Embassy CanberraSECRETKNNP PARM IAEA MNUC IR SY TRGY PREL AS
09CANBERRA829AUSTRALIAN RESPONSE TO US VIEWS ON IAEA REPORTS ON
[...] (S) On September 8, Jane Hardy, Director of Arms Control Section, Arms Control and Counter-Proliferation Branch, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) told poloff that the GOA agreed that the IAEA's report on Iran's and Syria's nuclear programs did not give either country a clean bill [...]
2009-09-10 04:38:00Embassy CanberraSECRETKNNP PARM IAEA MNUC IR SY TRGY PREL AS
09CANBERRA830AUSTRALIAN RESPONSE TO US VIEWS ON IAEA REPORTS ON
[...] (S) On September 8, Jane Hardy, Director of Arms Control Section, Arms Control and Counter-Proliferation Branch, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) told poloff that the GOA agreed that the IAEA's report on Iran's and Syria's nuclear programs did not give either country a clean bill [...]
2009-09-10 04:38:00Embassy CanberraSECRETKNNP PARM IAEA MNUC IR SY TRGY PREL AS
09CANBERRA831AUSTRALIAN RESPONSE TO US VIEWS ON IAEA REPORTS ON
[...] (S) On September 8, Jane Hardy, Director of Arms Control Section, Arms Control and Counter-Proliferation Branch, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) told poloff that the GOA agreed that the IAEA's report on Iran's and Syria's nuclear programs did not give either country a clean bill [...]
2009-09-10 04:38:00Embassy CanberraSECRETKNNP PARM IAEA MNUC IR SY TRGY PREL AS
09CANBERRA839DEMARCHE RESPONSE: IAEA GENERAL CONFERENCE MIDDLE
[...] (C/NF) On September 14, Poloff presented points in reftel to Wendy Walsh, Executive Officer Arms Control Section, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). Walsh told poloff that neither the GOA nor New Zealand believe that the New Zealand General Conference President's attempt to creat [...]
2009-09-14 07:29:00Embassy CanberraCONFIDENTIALKNNP AORC PARM PREL IAEA
09CANBERRA845AUSTRALIAN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON EXPANDING THE
[...] (C) On September 14, Poloff delivered reftel talking points concerning a common position towards Iran at the IAEA and the UNGA to Wendy Walsh, Executive Officer, Arms Control Section, and Jenny Bloomfield, Director of the Middle East Section, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). [...]
2009-09-16 06:55:00Embassy CanberraCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM IAEA PREL AORC AS
09CHISINAU74MOLDOVA RECEIVED DEMARCHE CONCERNING
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-04 12:43:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC IAEA ENRG NPT PREL KNNP TRGY
09COLOMBO193SRI LANKA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON NUCLEAR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-23 11:41:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM ENRG IAEA KNNP MNUC PGOV PREL AORC CE
09COPENHAGEN395(C) IRAN: DENMARK SUPPORTS UNSC SANCTIONS
[...] (C) In response to reftel demarche, FM Per Stig Moeller told Ambassador September 16 that he supports additional UNSC sanctions on Iran, which cannot be trusted, and that he told his EU colleagues this on September 14. He assessed that the Iranian political opposition had succeeded in making [...]
2009-09-16 17:29:00Embassy CopenhagenCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA AORC IR DA
09COPENHAGEN532DENMARK: MESSAGES DELIVERED FOR IAEA MEETING
[...] (SBU) Messages concerning current U.S. positions on the Angarsk nuclear fuel bank resolution (reftels A and B),P5 1 efforts on Iran's nuclear program (reftel C),and desired follow-up on IAEA's report on Syrian clandestine nuclear activities (reftel D) were directly conveyed by PolOff to He [...]
2009-11-24 13:12:00Embassy CopenhagenUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC ENRG KNNP PARM PREL IAEA IR TRGY SY
09COPENHAGEN573NPT REVIEW CONFERENCE - DEMARCHES DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-23 11:30:00Embassy CopenhagenUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM KNNP NPT PREL IAEA MNUC ENRG DA
09DAMASCUS179PRESIDENT ASAD AND CODEL CARDIN DISCUSS A NUCLEAR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: CODEL Cardin, in a February 18 meeting with President Bashar al-Asad, FM Muallim, Presidential Advisor for Political and Media Affairs Shaaban, and Ambassador to the U.S. Mustafa conveyed U.S. concerns regarding Iran's pursuit of a nuclear weapon, Syrian human rights abuses, the [...]
2009-03-10 10:40:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPHUM IAEA KPAL PGOV PREL PTER IR IS IZ TU SY
09DAMASCUS199CORRECTED COPY OF DAMASCUS 179 PARA 14
[...] (C) SUMMARY: CODEL Cardin, in a February 18 meeting with President Bashar al-Asad, FM Muallim, Presidential Advisor for Political and Media Affairs Shaaban, and Ambassador to the U.S. Mustafa conveyed U.S. concerns regarding Iran's pursuit of a nuclear weapon, Syrian human rights abuses, the [...]
2009-03-15 05:49:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPHUM IAEA KPAL PGOV PREL PTER IR IS IZ TU SY
09DAMASCUS3ASAD DISCUSSES IRAN AND GAZA WITH CODEL SPECTER
[...] (C) In a December 30 meeting with CODEL Specter, a relaxed President Bashar al-Asad dismissed Israeli concerns that Iran might use a nuclear weapon against the Jewish state and explained why he could not abandon his political alliance with Tehran. Asad argued that the international discussion [...]
2009-01-04 12:24:00Embassy DamascusSECRETIAEA KPAL PGOV PREL PTER IR IS SY
09DAMASCUS94CODEL SMITH: ASAD POSITIVE ON NEW BILATERAL
[...] (C) Summary: In a January 31 meeting with CODEL Smith, President Bashar al-Asad expressed hope for better relations with the new U.S. administration, called for immediate and sustained U.S. engagement in the region, and defended Syria's relations with Iran, Hizballah and Hamas. On Iran, Asa [...]
2009-02-01 14:43:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPREL IAEA KPAL PGOV PTER IR IS IZ SY
09DOHA623GCC NUCLEAR RESEARCH TRAINING CENTER STILL SEVERAL
[...] (SBU) Embassy officers attended the September 28-30 Doha workshop jointly coordinated by the IAEA, GCC and the Qatari Ministry of Environment to discuss the possibility of establishing a Regional Nuclear Training Center in the GCC region. All six GCC countries had representatives in attenda [...]
2009-10-18 09:03:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG ECON IAEA QA
09DUBLIN511IRELAND ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM, IAEA'S SYRIA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-30 13:50:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM IAEA KNNP SYR IR EI
09EFTOLONDON2363UK SUPPORTS PROPOSED INTERNATIONAL NUCLEAR ENERGY
[...] (SBU/NF) ESTHOff delivered reftel to relevant contacts in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and UK Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) on October 15. Steve Walsgrove, Assistant Director of the Nuclear Unit at DECC, told ESTHOff on October 16 that HMG is "joined up" with the [...]
2009-10-19 12:53:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG KNNP IAEA UK
09EFTOLONDON2858UK RESPONSE: APPROACH TO 2010 NPT REVIEW CONFERENCE
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Nick Low, Head of the Nuclear Issues Section in the Counter-Proliferation Department of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO),on December 14. In a follow-up meeting on December 17, Low told Poloff that he had passed the reftel talking points to c [...]
2009-12-18 11:00:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL ENRG IAEA MNUC KNNP UK
09GUANGZHOU157Fujian: Alternative Energy Development Attractive Amid
[...] (U) Summary: Fujian's alternative energy development is picking up steam in spite of a worsening global economic downturn. While coal will continue to be the primary source of energy in the near future, but major investments are being made in nuclear power (more than USD 20 billion at two pla [...]
2009-03-06 10:02:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG TRGY ETTC IAEA CH
09GUANGZHOU688After Attempted Cover-Up, China Calls Cobalt-60 Incident a
[...] (SBU) Summary: Chinese officials took more than six weeks to resolve an incident at a food irradiation center where a quantity of Cobalt-60 could not be returned to its protective storage well. Ministry of Environmental Protection officials insist, probably correctly, that there was no danger d [...]
2009-12-18 09:08:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG PGOV SENV KSCA IAEA CH
09GUANGZHOU80Guangdong Moving to Expand Nuclear Power
[...] (U) Summary: Guangdong province, the home of the Daya Bay and Ling Ao power stations, is getting set to rely even more on nuclear power as an energy source in the years ahead. The Yanjiang Nuclear Power Station (YNPS) 189 km south of Guangzhou, on which workers broke ground on December 16, is [...]
2009-02-09 06:43:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG TRGY ETTC IAEA CH
09HANOI1100Government of Vietnam Responds to November and December
[...] (SBU) This is an Action Request. See Paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) During a working lunch with the DCM on October 15, MFA/Americas Department Director General Ba Hung said that PM Dung was "positively considering" the President's invitation to attend the April summit meeting in Washington. However [...]
2009-10-16 10:07:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC ENRG PREL PTER TRGY IAEA PINR KNNP VM
09HANOI112VIETNAM'S VIEWS ON THE NPT
[...] (SBU) In a February 11 discussion with the MFA IO officer responsible for non-proliferation matters, Vu Tran Phong, Deputy PolCouns outlined U.S. priorities for the NPT in anticipation of the third Preparatory Committee meeting in May prior to the NPT Review Conference in 2010. He emphasized [...]
2009-02-11 07:50:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM AORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PREL PGOV UNGA IAEA
09HANOI251INVITING VIETNAM TO PARTICIPATE IN GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO
[...] (SBU) On April 13, PolCouns joined representatives from the Australian, Russian and Japanese Embassies in a rare four-party demarche to urge Vietnam to consider participating in the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GI). As the senior member of the group, Australian DCM Vanessa W [...]
2009-03-18 08:16:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM ENRG MNUC PREL PGOV IAEA NPT VM
09HANOI76NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION TREATY: VIETNAM CONTACTS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-02 10:21:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA IAEA
09HELSINKI12FINLAND: IAEA ANNOUNCEMENT DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-09 09:16:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIEDAORC IAEA ENRG NPT PREL KNNP TRGY KTIA PARM
09HELSINKI319IAEA GENERAL CONFERENCE: FINNS SHARE CONSENSUS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-24 06:53:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALAORC PREL PARM KNNP IAEA EG IS FI
09ISLAMABAD1319PAKISTAN SUPPORTS CONCEPT OF NUCLEAR FUEL BANK,
[...] (C) Summary: PolOff delivered reftel demarche soliciting support for international fuel bank proposals to Kamran Akhtar, Disarmament Director in Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on June 15. Akhtar stated that Pakistan can support the idea of a fuel bank operated by the IAEA, but has r [...]
2009-06-15 14:25:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALKNNP PREL PTER PGOV MNUC IAEA ENRG TRGY PK
09ISLAMABAD2231DEMARCHE DELIVERED ENCOURAGING EXPANDED PRESSURE ON IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-15 13:12:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALIAEA IR KNNP MNUC PARM PK PREF
09ISLAMABAD2233PAKISTAN WILL FOLLOW NAM ON IAEA GENERAL
[...] (C) PolOff raised U.S. concerns about Middle East issues at the IAEA General Conference (reftel) with Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs Disarmament Director General Irfan Yusuf Shami on September 15. Shami agreed that Middle East issues are likely to be problematic this year and recognize [...]
2009-09-15 14:17:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALKNNP AORC PARM IAEA EG IS PK
09ISLAMABAD2786PAKISTAN UNLIKELY TO SUPPORT RUSSIAN FUEL BANK
[...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel request for support for the Russian Fuel Bank proposal at the November International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board meeting to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Disarmament Director Kamran Akhtar on November 17. Akhtar said that Pakistan believed the Russian proposal [...]
2009-11-19 08:43:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALMNUC KNNP PREL PGOV PTER IAEA ENRG PK
09ISTANBUL78TURKISH THINK TANK EXPERTS EXPOUND ON IRAN
[...] (C) Summary: We recently pulsed private Turkish experts for latest views on Turkey-Iran and US-Iran relations. The most common themes we heard were: Turkey and Iran, as neighbors and rivals, both seek a stable "balance of power" with each other and usually pursue bilateral relations with t [...]
2009-02-26 10:34:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS KNNP IAEA TU IR
09JAKARTA1350ACTION RESPONSE: JAKARTA NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION
[...] (U) Per reftel request, post points of contact on NPT-related issues are: Daniel Rochman, Deputy Political Counselor E-mail: rochmanda@state.gov, rochmanda@state.sgov.gov Office: (62-21)3435-9706 Fax: (62-21)3435-9916; Matthew Cenzer (alternate contact),Political Officer E-mail: cenz [...]
2009-08-14 11:41:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KNNP PARM IAEA NPT ID
09JAKARTA1541INDONESIAN RESPONSE ON NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-15 09:50:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM KNNP IAEA ID
09JAKARTA1542INDONESIAN RESPONSE ON MIDDLE EAST ISSUES AT IAEA
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Deputy Pol/C delivered reftel message urging support for a consensus outcome on Middle East issues at the September 2009 IAEA General Conference to Roy Soemirat of the Department of Foreign Affairs Direc [...]
2009-09-15 09:53:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM AORC KNNP IAEA ID
09JAKARTA1723INDONESIA RESPONSE ON NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT
[...] (U) This is an Action Message. Please see para 3. 2. (U) Per reftel, Poloff provided a briefing on the upcoming Sous-Sherpa and Sherpa meetings in advance of the April 2010 Nuclear Security Summit to Andy Rachmianto, Deputy Director of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) Directorat [...]
2009-10-14 07:08:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER MNUC AORC IAEA ID
09JAKARTA1820SCENSCETTER FOR VISIT OF SPECIAL ADVISOR EINHORN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Special Advisor Einhorn, Embassy Jakarta warmly welcomes your visit. Indonesia and the United States are key partners in promoting democracy and security in Southeast Asia and have growing cooperation on nonproliferation. The GOI is favorably disposed toward what it views as [...]
2009-11-02 10:47:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER PGOV MNUC ECON AORC IAEA ID
09JAKARTA1902NONPROLIFERATION COOPERATION WITH INDONESIA --
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During their November 4-6 visit to Jakarta, Special Advisor for Nonproliferation and Arms Control (S/SANAC) Einhorn and Special Representative of the President for Nuclear Nonproliferation Amb. Burk urged their Indonesian counterparts to try to encourage Iran and North Korea to [...]
2009-11-17 11:00:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL MNUC IAEA NPT ID
09JAKARTA1945IRAN--INDONESIA INCREASINGLY FRUSTRATED OVER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Indonesia is increasingly frustrated with Iran's continued intransigence on the nuclear issue, GOI contacts told us in response to Ref A demarche. Indonesia supports the P5 1's dual track efforts to engage Iran. While supporting Iran's right to peaceful use of nuclear energy, [...]
2009-11-25 08:41:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL MNUC KNNP IAEA ID IR
09JEDDAH268POST SNAPSHOT OF NEWLY-APPOINTED IRAN NUCLEAR
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: The Jeddah-based Organization for the Islamic Conference's (OIC) recent Assistant Secretary for Scientific and Technology Affairs, Ali Akbar Salehi, an AUB grad with doctorate from MIT, has been named chief of the Iranian Atomic Energy Organization. In 2008, USG officials dealt [...]
2009-07-19 16:11:00Consulate JeddahSECRETKNNP KISL IAEA PHUM PREL IR SA
09JEDDAH386MORE ON ALI AKBAR SALEHI -- "A CIVILIZED FACE" ON
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-13 10:11:00Consulate JeddahSECRET//NOFORNPREL IAEA IR IZ KISL KNNP PHUM SA
09KABUL136ANNOUNCING RATIFICATION OF THE U.S.-IAEA
[...] (U) PolMilOffs met with Dr. Davood Moradian, senior policy advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, on January 18, 2009 to convey, inter alia, the news that the President recently signed the instrument of ratification for the U.S.-IAEA Additional Protocol (reftel). 2. (U) Moradian welcom [...]
2009-01-20 02:57:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP KTIA AORC IAEA ENRG PREL TRGY
09KATHMANDU852NEPAL: DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IAEA GENERAL CONFERENCE
[...] (C) Nepalese Foreign Minister Sujata Koirala told Charge during a meeting on September 15 (septel) she would look into the Middle East issues related to the International Atomic Energy Agency General Conference currently in process in Vienna. Charge specifically requested that Nepal vote aga [...]
2009-09-15 11:44:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALAORC PARM PREL KNNP IAEA EG IS NP
09KIGALI587IRAN DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] (C) Ambassador and Emboffs met with Rwandan Foreign Minister Rosemary Museminali September 18 and delivered reftel demarche. Museminali expressed thanks for the background information, calling it very useful input. She did not indicate what the GOR position would be, but said she recognized [...]
2009-09-18 17:14:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR PREL AORC RW
09KIGALI589IRAN DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] (C) Ambassador and Emboffs met with Rwandan Foreign Minister Rosemary Museminali September 18 and delivered reftel demarche. Museminali expressed thanks for the background information, calling it very useful input. She did not indicate what the GOR position would be, but said she recognized [...]
2009-09-22 06:29:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR PREL AORC RW
09KIGALI590IRAN DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] (C) Ambassador and Emboffs met with Rwandan Foreign Minister Rosemary Museminali September 18 and delivered reftel demarche. Museminali expressed thanks for the background information, calling it very useful input. She did not indicate what the GOR position would be, but said she recognized [...]
2009-09-22 06:29:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR PREL AORC RW
09KINSHASA847EXPANDING THE CHORUS ON IRAN: DRC RESPONDS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-18 14:13:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALMNUC KNNP PARM IAEA PREL AORC CG IR
09KINSHASA848DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO DRC ON IAEA GENERAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-18 14:14:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALAORC PARM PREL KNNP IAEA CG
09KUALALUMPUR13DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S.-IAEA ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-09 03:48:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC IAEA ENRG NPT PREL KNNP TRGY KTIA PARM
09KUALALUMPUR142POINTS CONVEYED ON IAEA REPORTS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-27 03:37:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP PARM IAEA MNUC IR SYR TRGY MY
09KUALALUMPUR350AMBASSADOR RAISES IAEA WITH FM, MALAYSIA
[...] (C) Ambassador Keith utilized his May 11 call on Malaysian Foreign Minister Anifah Aman to urge Malaysia's support for Japan's candidate in the IAEA Director General election (other points discussed septel). The Foreign Minister noted that Malaysia had considered and then decided against nomi [...]
2009-05-11 10:01:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC KNNP IAEA MY
09KUALALUMPUR484CHARGE REVIEWS MULTILATERAL PRIORITIES WITH MFA
[...] (C) Foreign Ministry Acting Secretary General Zainol Abidin and the Charge held a broad-ranging discussion of multilateral political and security issues on June 9. Zainol noted Prime Minister Najib's directive to build stronger, more substantive ties with Washington. The Charge pressed Zain [...]
2009-06-16 03:48:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL ENRG MARR KNNP IAEA ASEAN IR MY
09KUALALUMPUR496DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IAEA REPORTS ON IRAN AND SYRIA
[...] (C) Charge met with MFA Acting Secretary General Zainol Abidin on June 9 (ref B) and raised the latest IAEA report on Iran's lack of cooperation on its nuclear program in defiance of the international community. The Charge urged Malaysia to push for Iran's compliance with its international obl [...]
2009-06-19 01:00:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP PARM IAEA MNUC IR SYR TRGY MY
09KUALALUMPUR744MALAYSIA MFA VIEWS ON IAEA REPORTS: IRAN AND SYRIA
[...] (C) In reply to Polcouns' September 3 delivery of reftel points on the August 28 IAEA reports on Iran's and Syria's nuclear programs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Principal Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Shazryll Zahiran, one of two MFA officers handling nonpr [...]
2009-09-08 06:58:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM IAEA MNUC IR SY MY
09KUALALUMPUR822MALAYSIAN VIEWS ON IRAN COVERT NUCLEAR ACTIVITY
[...] (S) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. Polcouns and Poloff met with Bala Chandran Tharman, Under Secretary for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Department of Multilateral Affairs, and Shazryll Zahiran, Principal Assistant Secretary in the MFA,s Disarmament and Non-Proli [...]
2009-10-09 06:25:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETPREL KNNP PARM IAEA MNUC IR MY
09KUALALUMPUR953MALAYSIA NON-COMMITTAL ON AL-KIBAR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-25 09:17:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPARM IAEA KNNP SYR MY
09KUALALUMPUR954MALAYSIA WILL SUPPORT ANGARSK RESERVE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-25 09:25:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY MY
09KUALALUMPUR955IRAN: MALAYSIA NON-COMMITTAL ON SUPPORTING GERMAN
[...] (C) In the absence of the Foreign Minister and MFA Secretary General (both away on overseas travel),the Ambassador conveyed ref A and C points on the German IAEA resolution and U.S. overall concerns about Iran's nuclear program to Deputy Foreign Minister Kohilan Pillay by phone on November 25 [...]
2009-11-25 09:30:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL IAEA KNNP IR MY
09KUALALUMPUR977GOM ISSUES STATEMENT REGARDING IAEA VOTE
[...] (C) The Malaysian Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement late on December 5 regarding the November 27 vote on the German resolution at the IAEA (see para. 2). The statement appears to be the GOM's public response to repeated requests in Washington and by the Ambassador to correct the [...]
2009-12-07 23:13:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALKNNP IAEA IR MY
09KUWAIT37DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. RATIFICATION OF THE IAEA
[...] (U) Econoff delivered reftel demarche on Jan. 13 to Khaled Al-Maqamis, Director of the Department of Follow-up and Coordination at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Maqamis noted Kuwait had the Additional Protocol in force but had no other substantive response. ****************************** [...]
2009-01-14 14:41:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDIAEA ENRG PREL AORC TRGY KNNP KTIA KU
09KYIV2044NUCLEAR FUEL BANKS - ELICITING SUPPORT FOR THE
[...] (SBU) We delivered ref A points November 16 to the MFA's Directorate for Arms Control and Military Technical Cooperation, and followed up with ref B points on November 23 to Viktor Shkuro in the MFA's Department of Economic Cooperation. Shkuro explained that several MFA departments, as well [...]
2009-11-24 11:22:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP AORC IAEA ENRG TRGY UP RS
09KYIV2055U.S. POSTURE ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM AND NEXT
[...] (C) We delivered reftel message November 24 to Oleksandr Bondarenko in the MFA's Directorate for Arms Control and Military Technical Cooperation. Bondarenko recognized unhelpful Iranian behavior and the need for Iran to play by the rules, but underscored the inadmissibility of completely isol [...]
2009-11-25 10:31:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPREL IAEA IR UP
09KYIV226NPT POINTS OF CONTACT
[...] (U) In response to reftel action request number three, the Embassy's main point of contact for Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT)-related issues is Political Officer Lauren Catipon (telephone: 011-38-044-490-4114). Back-up is Political Officer Mark Wood (telephone 011-38-044-490-4501). Th [...]
2009-02-02 15:02:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ENRG IAEA KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UP
09KYIV312NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION TREATY (NPT): BACKGROUND
[...] (SBU) Embassy delivered reftel demarche February 11 to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Directorate for Arms Control and Military Technical Cooperation NPT officer Maryna Yermakova, welcomed Ukraine's feedback, and left reftel points as a nonpaper. Yermakova thanked us for our early work leading t [...]
2009-02-13 15:08:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP AORC ENRG MNUC PARM NPT PREL IAEA UP
09LAPAZ806IS BOLIVIA EXPORTING URANIUM?
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-03 16:18:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALASEC IAEA ECON EMIN ETRD KNNP PGOV PINR PREL
09LIMA1351PERU ON IAEA GENERAL CONFERENCE, MIDDLE EAST ISSUES
[...] (C) Drawing on reftel points, Poloff delivered subject demarche to the MFA's Chief of International Security and Disarmament issues Vitaliano Gallardo, on September 14. Gallardo listened attentively, but indicated that Peru was preparing to follow its earlier voting pattern of supporting both [...]
2009-09-14 22:55:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALAORC PARM PREL KNNP IAEA EG IS PE
09LIMA1794PERU UNFAMILIAR WITH ANGARSK NUCLEAR FUEL BANK PROPOSAL BUT
[...] (SBU) Econoffs met on November 20 with Minister Counselor Vitaliano Gallardo and First Secretary Juan Pablo GUERRERO Espinoza of the International Security and Disarmament Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to call for IAEA board member support for the Angarsk fuel bank proposal. Both o [...]
2009-11-20 23:59:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY PE
09LISBON30PORTUGAL INFORMED OF U.S. RATIFICATION OF THE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-15 15:44:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP KTIA AORC IAEA ENRG PREL TRGY PO
09LISBON457PORTUGAL DEMARCHE DELIVERED RE: IAEA CONFERENCE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-20 12:56:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDIS KNNP AORC PREL PARM IAEA PO
09LISBON500PORTUGAL DEMARCHE DELIVERED RE: IAEA CONFERENCE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-16 13:12:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDIS KNNP AORC PARM PREL IAEA EG PO
09LISBON77PORTUGUAL: CONTACTS FOR NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-04 11:28:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP AORC ENRG MNUC PARM PGOV PREL IAEA PO
09LJUBLJANA109IAEA DG RACE: SLOVENIA NOMINATES PETRIC
[...] (SBU) The MFA held a briefing for Ljubljana's diplomatic corps on April 17 to present Dr. Ernest Petric as Slovenia's candidate for IAEA Director General. Andrej Benedejcic, Director-General of Policy Planning and Multilateral Political Relations, said that Slovenia believed that Petric "coul [...]
2009-04-17 12:50:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC KNNP IAEA SI
09LJUBLJANA256SLOVENIA: IAEA DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] (SBU) Emboff delivered reftel demarche to Borut Valencic of the Security Policy Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He opined that the proposal for a single resolution was a good idea but GOS has not yet made a decision on the issue. He expects it to be discussed at the EU working gr [...]
2009-08-21 11:59:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM KNNP IAEA EG IS SI AORC
09LJUBLJANA293SLOVENIA AGREES ON IRAN, BUT SEES NARROW WINDOW OF
[...] (C) On September 18, Pol/Econ Chief called on MFA's Tomaz Mencin, Head of Division for Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Oceania, and Tadej Rupel, Head of the Unit for Middle East to urge Slovenia's active involvement in calling on Iran to engage constructively with the P5 1. Mencin affirme [...]
2009-09-21 06:00:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM IAEA PREL AORC
09LJUBLJANA366SLOVENIA SUPPORTS U.S. POSTURE ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-25 18:43:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL IR IAEA SI
09LJUBLJANA8SLOVENIA PREPARES "PARACHUTE" CANDIDATE IN CASE OF
[...] (C) Ambassador Ernest Petric, an experienced diplomat and former member of the IAEA board of governors, called on Ambassador Ghafari on January 9 to inform him that Slovenia would nominate him as a candidate for IAEA Director General if the first two rounds of voting ended with a deadlock betw [...]
2009-01-09 15:42:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL IAEA PINR KNNP SI
09LONDON1104HMG HAS NOT DECIDED WHOM TO SUPPORT FOR IAEA
[...] (S/NF) Summary. HMG has not decided whom to support for Director General (DG) of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA),Simon Manley, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's (FCO) Director, Defense and Strategic Threats, told the Political Minister Counselor May 11. The issue of whom [...]
2009-05-11 13:24:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNKNNP AORC IAEA PREL UK AR IR
09LONDON1371UK SUPPORTIVE OF INTERNATIONAL NUCLEAR FUEL BANK
[...] (C/NF) In response to reftel demarche, Jon Knight (strictly protect) at the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) told Emboffs on June 9 the UK Government supports discussing the nuclear fuel bank concept at the June 15-18, 2009 International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors m [...]
2009-06-10 16:18:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNENRG TRGY KNNP IAEA UK
09LONDON1932IAEA: UK PESSIMISTIC ABOUT AVOIDING FURTHER
[...] (C/NF) Duncan Johnson of the Regional Issues Section of the FCO's Counter Proliferation Department told Poloff on August 20 that the UK shares USG frustration (reftel) that Arab-Israeli debates at the IAEA General Conference (GC) since 2006 have detracted from the GC's effectiveness, but was not [...]
2009-08-21 13:31:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNAORC PREL PARM KNNP IAEA EG IS IR UK
09LONDON2616UK-HOSTED P5 CONFERENCE ON CONFIDENCE BUILDING
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-20 17:03:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP AORC PGOV PREL MNUC IAEA NPT UNGA ENRG
09LONDON2617UK-HOSTED P5 CONFERENCE ON CONFIDENCE BUILDING
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-20 17:05:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP AORC PGOV PREL MNUC IAEA NPT UNGA ENRG
09LONDON2622UK-HOSTED P5 CONFERENCE ON CONFIDENCE BUILDING
[...] (SBU/NF) Summary and Introduction: The United Kingdom (UK) hosted a conference of P5 states on 3-4 September 2009 to discuss confidence building measures (CBMs) on nuclear disarmament and associated non-proliferation issues. The conference originated in a proposal made by then Defence Secre [...]
2009-11-20 17:17:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP AORC PGOV PREL MNUC IAEA NPT UNGA ENRG
09LONDON2626UK, WITH EU PARTNERS, TO CONDEMN SYRIA AT IAEA
[...] (C/NF) Summary: The UK is in full agreement with reftel points concerning Syria and will, with EU Partners, issue a statement condemning Syria for its lack of cooperation with the IAEA at the Board of Governors (BOG) meeting on November 26-27. While the UK has on previous reports lobbied non-EU st [...]
2009-11-23 17:13:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPARM IAEA KNNP SY IR UK
09LONDON422UK SEEKS INPUT ON RESULTS FOR MULTILATERAL FUEL
[...] (U) This is an action request for the State Department. Please see para 3. 2. (C/NF) Summary. Two officials from the Foreign Commonwealth Office (FCO) shared on February 12 with Emboffs the HMG's status in planning a Multilateral Fuel Assurances Conference on March 17-18 in London, echoin [...]
2009-02-18 12:56:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNENRG ETTC IAEA KNNP TRGY UK
09LONDON492HMG SHARES U.S. STRATEGY AND CONCERNS REGARDING
[...] (S) Summary. The UK shares U.S. concerns and has a similar strategy regarding the IAEA reports on Iran and Syria's nuclear programs (ref): HMG is urging IAEA Board Member countries to advocate strong national statements "at the upcoming Board of Governors meeting (that) will reflect the co [...]
2009-02-25 18:00:00Embassy LondonSECRETKNNP PARM IAEA MNUC TRGY IR SYR UK
09LONDON707PM BROWN PRESSES FOR SAFE NUCLEAR POWER, COMPLIANT
[...] (C/NF) Summary. PM Brown affirmed in his March 17 International Nuclear Fuels Conference keynote speech the UK's commitment to a reduction in its nuclear arsenal, eventual global nuclear disarmament, and the use of nuclear power to meet its energy security needs. PM Brown said Iran could be [...]
2009-03-23 10:11:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNAORC ENRG KNNP TRGY IAEA IR UK
09LUSAKA645ZAMBIA RELUCTANT TO JOIN CHORUS ON IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-21 11:20:00Embassy LusakaCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR PREL AORC ZA
09MADRID1135SPAIN INFORMED OF USG POSTURE ON IRAN
[...] (SBU) In advance of the November 26-27 meeting of the IAEA Board of Governors, Post conveyed Reftel points on the USG's posture on Iran and next steps to Spain's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, whose officials had no substantive reaction. Post emphasized that the USG will be in close contact with [...]
2009-11-27 07:49:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL IR SP IAEA
09MADRID1136SPAIN INTENDS TO CO-SPONSOR IAEA RESOLUTION ON
[...] (SBU) POLOFF on November 25 delivered REF demarche to Carlos Torres, Counselor for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament within the MFA's DG for Strategic Affairs and Terrorism, who stated that Spain intends to co-sponsor Russia's resolution on the establishment of a nuclear fuel reserve a [...]
2009-11-27 07:49:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY SP
09MADRID1196SPAIN: MFA SHARES VIEWS ON RUN-UP TO NPT REVCON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a candid bilateral meeting on preparations for the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference (RevCon),Spanish MFA non-proliferation officials appeared well disposed to cooperate with the USG regarding the RevCon and explicitly asked how Spain, as rotating EU Pr [...]
2009-12-18 11:09:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALAORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL IAEA
09MADRID186SPAIN ADDRESSES HOST OF GLOBAL INITIATIVE ISSUES
[...] (U) This is an Action Request. Please see Paragraphs 4 and 5. 2. (C) SUMMARY. POLOFF met Carlos Torres, MFA Counselor for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament, on February 13 to discuss REFTEL A demarche on the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT). Torres provided a [...]
2009-02-20 20:30:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL PTER KGIC IAEA SP NL GM
09MADRID204CORRECTED COPY: SPAIN ADDRESSES HOST OF GLOBAL
[...] (U) This cable corrects formatting errors in MADRID 186. This is an Action Request. Please see Paras 4 and 5. 2. (C) SUMMARY. POLOFF met Carlos Torres, MFA Counselor for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament, on February 13 to discuss REFTEL A demarche on the Global Initiative [...]
2009-02-25 16:56:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL PTER KGIC IAEA SP NL GM
09MADRID26SPAIN: MFA INFORMED OF RATIFICATION OF U.S.-IAEA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-12 09:55:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC IAEA ENRG NPT PREL KNNP TRGY KTIA PARM
09MADRID364SPAIN WILL ATTEND JUNE 3-5 GLOBAL INITIATIVE EVENT
[...] (SBU) On April 3, Carlos Torres, Counselor for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament in the MFA,s Directorate General for Strategic Affairs & Terrorism, informed Post that the GOS will attend the June 16-17, 2009 seminar that Rabat will host in collaboration with the IAEA and in support of [...]
2009-04-07 07:45:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL PTER KGIC IAEA SP MO
09MADRID366CORRECTED COPY: SPAIN WILL ATTEND JUNE 3-5 GLOBAL
[...] (SBU) On April 3, Carlos Torres, Counselor for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament in the MFA,s Directorate General for Strategic Affairs & Terrorism, informed Post that the GOS will attend the June 3-5, 2009 seminar that Rabat will host in collaboration with the IAEA and in support of t [...]
2009-04-07 11:54:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL PTER KGIC IAEA SP MO
09MADRID615SPAIN: MFA POC DOWNBEAT ON ODDS OF SUPPORTING IAEA
[...] (C) Post's primary MFA contact on non-proliferation issues has sounded a pessimistic note on the likelihood that Spain will support a significant real increase in the IAEA regular budget for 2010-2011, as proposed in Reftel. All of Post's MFA non-proliferation contacts undertook extensive fore [...]
2009-06-26 17:32:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALAORC ENRG IAEA KNNP PREL UN SP
09MADRID851SPAIN TO MAINTAIN EU UNITY AT IAEA GENERAL
[...] (C) POLOFF on August 21 delivered Ref demarche to Carlos Torres, Counselor for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament in the MFA's DG for Strategic Affairs & Terrorism. Torres stated that Foreign Minister Moratinos will personally be overseeing the GOS's position on Middle East issues at t [...]
2009-08-21 15:09:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALAORC PREL PARM KNNP IAEA EG IS SP
09MADRID984SPAIN'S NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT SHERPA TRAVELS TO
[...] (C) President Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero has named Deputy Foreign Minister Angel Lossada (Ref A) as Spain's Sherpa to the Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) that President Obama will host in the Washington DC area during April 12-13, 2010 (Refs B-D). On October 8 Lossada will attend separate mee [...]
2009-10-08 06:00:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALAORC PREL PTER KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY SP
09MANILA1013PHILIPPINES WILL SUPPORT JAPANESE CANDIDATE AMANO
[...] (C) Post discussed reftel points with Director Leah Ruiz of the Office of United Nations and International Organizations (UNIO) of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to urge the Philippines to vote for Ambassador Yukiya Amano of Japan for Director General of the International Atomic Ener [...]
2009-05-11 06:50:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALAORC KNNP IAEA PREL RP
09MANILA436PHILIPPINES STUDYING IAEA REPORTS ON IRAN AND SYRIA
[...] (SBU) In a February 26 discussion with Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Director Leah Ruiz of the Office of United Nations and Other International Organizations (UNIO),Post stressed reftel points and urged the Philippines to issue strong statements calling on Iran to implement its interna [...]
2009-02-27 08:23:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP PARM IAEA MNUC PREL PGOV TRGY IR SYR RP
09MANILA66PHILIPPINES WELCOMES RATIFICATION OF THE U.S.-IAEA
[...] (SBU) In a discussion with Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Director Leah Ruiz of the Office of United Nations & Other International Organizations (UNIO) on January 9, Post conveyed reftel points and inquired into the status of the Philippine government's plans on bringing its Additional P [...]
2009-01-13 00:23:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC IAEA ENRG PREL KNNP TRGY KTIA PARM MNUC
09MEXICO1286MEXICO ON IAEA DIRECTOR GENERAL ELECTION
[...] (C) Poloff conferred with Blanca Mendez Oblea, Deputy Director of Candidacies at the Foreign Secretariat (SRE),May 11 to convey USG Preference for Ambassador Yukiya Amano of Japan in the second round of voting for the IAEA Director General position (reftel). Although Suarez said the Govermne [...]
2009-05-11 23:07:00Embassy MexicoCONFIDENTIALAORC KNNP IAEA PREL MX
09MEXICO1631MEXICO ON INCREASE IN IAEA BUDGET
[...] Poloff conveyed points June 10 advocating an increase in the budget of the International Atomic Energy Agency (reftel) to Julian Juarez Cadenas, the Deputy Director General for UN-Related Security and Legal Issues at the Foreign Relations Secretariat (SRE). Juarez said that Mexico, as a member [...]
2009-06-10 23:59:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ENRG IAEA KNNP PREL UN MX
09MEXICO567MEXICO SHARES U.S. CONCERNS OVER IAEA REPORTS ON
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-27 01:12:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP PARM IAEA MNUC IR SYR TRGY MX
09MONTEVIDEO625GOU LEANING TOWARD SUPPORT FOR THE ANGARSK RESERVE
[...] (SBU) The GOU has not finalized its position on the Russian proposal to establish a nuclear fuel bank at Angarsk, but is leaning toward supporting the Angarsk reserve. In response to reftel points, the MFA Acting Director of International Affairs Gustavo Somma told emboff on November 20 that [...]
2009-11-20 16:06:00Embassy MontevideoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY RS UY
09MOSCOW1186RUSSIA'S COMMENTS ON IAEA DIRECTOR GENERAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-08 15:17:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALKNNP AORC IAEA PREL RS
09MOSCOW1506INTERNATIONAL NUCLEAR FUEL BANK - RUSSIA STILL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-09 13:53:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG TRGY KNNP IAEA RS
09MOSCOW2015DEMARCHE DELIVERED: RUSSIAN PROPOSAL FOR ANGARSK
[...] (C) On August 5, Special Advisor for Nonproliferation and Arms Control Robert Einhorn delivered reftel demarche to MFA DVBR Deputy Director Oleg Rozhkov and Ambassador at Large and IAEA Governor Grigoriy Berdennikov, who expressed appreciation and stated that our demarche showed that the U.S. [...]
2009-08-07 07:41:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALAORC ENRG KNNP RS TRGY IAEA
09MOSCOW2248Progress on the Russian International Uranium Enrichment
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy representatives visited the Angarsk Electrolysis Chemical Complex (AECC) uranium enrichment facility on July 15, 2009 and received a briefing in Moscow on August 3, 2009 on the status of the International Uranium Enrichment Center (IUEC). The briefing was provided by re [...]
2009-08-31 11:04:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP ENGR IAEA TSPL SENV KZ NO AM UP SW RS
09MOSCOW2305DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. VIEWS ON THE LATEST IAEA
[...] (SBU) We delivered reftel demarche on September 4 to MFA DVBR Attache Roman Ustinov, who said that Russia considered the latest IAEA report to be "better than the previous two." Noting that Iran had accepted safeguard measures in both Natanz and at the conversion facility in Isfahan, Ustinov [...]
2009-09-04 15:13:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM IAEA MNUC IR SY TRGY PREL RS
09MOSCOW2361DEMARCHE DELIVERED: MIDDLE EAST ISSUES IN IAEA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-15 10:17:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALAORC PARM IAEA KNNP IS EG PREL RS
09MOSCOW2378RUSSIA'S DISSONANT HARMONY IN THE CHORUS ON IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-16 13:52:00Embassy MoscowSECRETKNNP MNUC PARM IAEA PREL AORC IR RS
09MOSCOW2401RUSSIA'S DISSONANT HARMONY IN THE CHORUS ON IRAN
[...] (S) We delivered reftel points to Maxim Baranov, Head of the Iranian Desk in the MFA's Second Asia division. He indicated that he would pass the message to the relevant offices within the MFA as well as those attending the upcoming UNGA meetings. Baranov informed us that he planned to attend [...]
2009-09-18 14:08:00Embassy MoscowSECRETKNNP MNUC PARM IAEA PREL AORC IR RS
09MOSCOW2821RUSSIANS APPRECIATIVE OF USG SUPPORT FOR ANGARSK
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-19 14:56:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY RS
09MOSCOW2838MEETING OF DOE/ROSATOM CIVIL NUCLEAR ENERGY EXPERTS IN
[...] (SBU) On November 17 and 18, 2009, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) representatives met with technical experts from the Russian State Corporation for Atomic Energy (Rosatom) to discuss next steps in meeting the timelines for preparing a "60 Day Study" to identify specific areas for civil nuclear [...]
2009-11-20 15:00:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENGR EU KNNP IAEA RU KU NO AE SW
09MOSCOW2875RUSSIA: APPRECIATIVE OF U.S. SUPPORT SEEKING
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-24 12:58:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP AORC IAEA ENRG TRGY RS
09MOSCOW3010MOSCOW'S INCREASING FRUSTRATION WITH TEHRAN
[...] (C) Summary: Official GOR reports and media have pronounced the Russian-Iranian relationship healthy and Minister of Energy's Shmatko's recent visit to Tehran as a success. Privately, GOR officials and Russian analysts agree that there are serious tensions in the bilateral relationship suc [...]
2009-12-14 15:20:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KNNP IAEA RS IR
09MOSCOW3093NONPAPER DELIVERED: U.S. APPROACH TO 2010 NPT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-23 15:19:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP PARM ENRG PREL IAEA NPT MNUC KTBT RS
09MOSCOW3095POINTS DELIVERED: PBLICIZING THE U.S. RECORD OF
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-23 15:27:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDPARM EAID TBIO IAEA NPT AORC CDG ENRG KNNP
09MOSCOW419DEMARCHE DELIVERED: NPT BACKGROUND INFO AND RUSSIAN POC
[...] (SBU) Summary: On February 18 we delivered ref A demarche to MFA DVBR Division Head and NPT point of contact Aleksey Karpov, who said the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty was a major priority for the GOR and Russia wanted to see it strengthened. For the current review cycle, he said Russia wou [...]
2009-02-19 14:45:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA IAEA
09MOSCOW423DEMARCHE DELIVERED: NPT BACKGROUND INFO AND RUSSIAN POC
[...] (SBU) Summary: On February 18 we delivered ref A demarche to MFA DVBR Division Head and NPT point of contact Aleksey Karpov, who said the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty was a major priority for the GOR and Russia wanted to see it strengthened. For the current review cycle, he said Russia wou [...]
2009-02-19 15:02:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA IAEA
09MUSCAT913OMAN - IAEA GENERAL CONFERENCE: MIDDLE EAST ISSUES
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-15 10:50:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALAORC PARM PREL KNNP IAEA MU
09NEWDELHI2038INDIA CAUTIOUS ON DELIVERING STRONG MESSAGE TO IRAN
[...] (U) This message contains an action request for Washington in paragraph 9. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Joint Secretary Y.K. Sinha (Pakistan-Afghanistan-Iran Division) told us in an October 1 meeting that India shares our concerns about Iran's nuclear program and agree [...]
2009-10-01 15:24:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALAORC IAEA PHUM PREL PROP CASC KNNP MNUC PARM
09NEWDELHI370INDIA-IAEA: SHARED CONCERN ON IRAN-SYRIA REPORT,
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Ministry of External Affairs Director for Disarmament and International Security Affairs Gaddam Dharmendra shared February 28 India's perspective on Iran-Syria and India's Additional Protocal, two items on the agenda of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Govern [...]
2009-02-27 14:47:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM IAEA MNUC IR SYR TRGY IN PINS ENRG
09NEWDELHI924INDIA-IAEA: NEXT DIRECTOR GENERAL, SAFEGUARDS,
[...] (C) SUMMARY. India will wait until the last moment to decide which candidate to support as the new IAEA Director General, according to Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Joint Secretary for Disarmament and International Security Affairs (DISA) Gaddam Dharmendra. Dharmendra believed that Sout [...]
2009-05-07 12:24:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM TSPL KNNP AORC ETTC IAEA ENRG TRGY
09OSLO513NORWAY COUNSELS THE NEED TO PROMOTE THE IAEA
[...] (C) Summary: In discussions about the Nuclear Fuel Bank with Norway's Ambassador for Disarmament Affairs, the official emphasized the hesitance of Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) countries and offered his counsel that Fuel Bank supporters such as the U.S. and Norway must present the proposal "attra [...]
2009-08-18 14:30:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALENRG UEU KNNP IAEA KU NO AE SW
09OSLO560NORWAY SHARES USG GOALS ON IAEA MIDDLE EAST ISSUES
[...] (C) Political/Economic Counselor Cherrie Daniels met with Inga Nyhamar, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Section Chief for Disaramament and Nonproliferation, September 14 to deliver ref A points. Nyhamar stated that Norway was "not difficult to convince on this issue," as Norway shares our g [...]
2009-09-14 14:43:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALAORC PARM PREL KNNP IAEA EG IS NO
09OSLO569DEMARCHES TO NORWAY ON MISSING/DETAINED AMCIT
[...] (C) Summary: In a September 16 meeting, Deputy Polecon Counselor delivered demarches on missing/detained Amcit cases (Ref A) and Iran's nuclear program (Ref B) to Deputy Director Torunn Viste and Iran Desk Officer Mai Tonheim in the Norwegian MFA's Middle East section. Tonheim outlined Norwa [...]
2009-09-17 12:42:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR PREL AORC PGOV PHUM
09OSLO732NORWEGIAN VIEWS ON IRAN NEXT STEPS
[...] (C) Summary: In response to reftel demarche points, the senior Norwegian MFA official we spoke to said Norway is distressed at Iran's recent spurning of the P5 1 proposal. The Norwegian government recommends that new sanctions be fine tuned so as not to exhaust the political option all at once [...]
2009-11-25 08:06:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALIAEA IR NO PREL
09OTTAWA139CANADA TO MAKE FIRM NATIONAL STATEMENTS, SUPPORT
[...] (C) In response to reftel points, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Senior Nuclear Policy Officer Ryan Hewer confirmed to pol/miloff on February 25 that the Canadian delegation will "be prepared to make suitably firm" national statements on Iran and Syria, as well [...]
2009-02-26 13:10:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPARM IAEA KNNP MNUC IR SY CA KN
09OTTAWA147CANADIAN NPT PRIORITIES
[...] (C) Summary: Canada wants the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT) 2009 PrepCom and 2010 RevCon to advance NPT legitimacy by making concrete progress towards a consensus document that confirms the treaty's three pillars -- disarmament, non-proliferation, and peaceful uses -- and acknowledge [...]
2009-02-27 13:23:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MNUC ENRG UNGA IAEA CA
09OTTAWA155CANADA: GRINIUS TO HEAD DELEGATIONS TO NPT, CNS
[...] (U) In response to reftels, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Deputy Director for Non-proliferation Karen Garner confirmed to pol/miloff on March 2 that PermRep in Geneva Marius Grinius will lead the Canadian delegation to the May 2009 Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT [...]
2009-03-02 20:24:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM MNUC ENRG IAEA CA
09OTTAWA358CANADA STRONGLY BACKS AMANO FOR IAEA DG
[...] (C) Acting Pol/C delivered ref points to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Deputy Director for Non-Proliferation Shawn Caza on May 8. Caza confirmed that Canada "stands strongly behind" Ambassador Amano in the upcoming election for Director General of the International Ato [...]
2009-05-14 19:59:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP IAEA AORC
09OTTAWA441CANADA OPPOSES INCREASE IN IAEA BUDGET
[...] (C) In response to reftel demarche, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Deputy Director for International Nuclear Cooperation Shawn Caza and Senior Policy Officer Ryan Hewer told polmil officer on June 5 that current Canadian policy called for zero nominal growth in t [...]
2009-06-09 17:31:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPARM PREL ENRG IAEA AORC KNNP UN CA
09OTTAWA459CANADIAN SUPPORT ON IRAN AND SYRIA AT IAEA
[...] (SBU) In a discussion with PolMinCouns on June 12, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Acting Director General for International Security Andre Giroux expressed appreciation for reftel views on Iran and Syria, and said that Canada had already been already planning to make a [...]
2009-06-12 17:40:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KNNP PARM IAEA MNUC IR SY CA
09OTTAWA628CANADIAN POINTS OF CONTACT FOR NUCLEAR
[...] (U) In response to reftel request, the following are Embassy and Canadian government points of contact for nuclear non-proliferation issues: Jeremy Brenner First Secretary and Political-Military Officer U.S. Embassy Ottawa P.O. Box 5000, MS - 12 Ogdensburg, NY 13669 tel: 613-688-5241 e [...]
2009-08-14 17:47:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL KNNP ENRG UNGA NPT IAEA PGOV CDG CA
09OTTAWA707CANADA: SHARING U.S. VIEWS ON THE LATEST IAEA
[...] (C) Summary: Canada is in full agreement with U.S. views concerning Iranian and Syrian nuclear-related activities. Ottawa is prepared to consider additional steps, and seeks enhanced dialogue and coordination with the U.S., as well as additional insights into U.S. thinking for the G20 and UNS [...]
2009-09-11 19:26:00Embassy OttawaSECRETPARM KNNP IAEA MNUC TRGY PREL SY IR CA
09OTTAWA727CANADA: IAEA AND THE MIDDLE EAST
[...] (SBU) The relevant Canadian policymakers are unavailable to discuss the ref b message until their return from the IAEA General Conference in Vienna. However, polmiloff had already raised the key issues at stake with respect to the Middle East in conversations with working-level Department of [...]
2009-09-16 18:45:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL AORC KNNP IAEA IR SY CA
09OTTAWA732CANADA SHARES OUR CONCERNS ON IRAN
[...] (C) CDA, accompanied by PolMinCouns, delivered ref a Iran demarche on September 17 to Assistant Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Political Director Yves Brodeur. CDA highlighted the need to use all public and private avenues, including bilaterally and with other nations, to try to inf [...]
2009-09-17 20:07:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP MNUC IAEA CASC IR CA
09OTTAWA83CANADA RECEIVES NPT REQUESTS, NAMES POCS
[...] (U) Pol/miloff delivered reftel points to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Deputy Director for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Karen Garner on February 2. Garner said that she looked forward to receiving U.S. views in greater detail well in advance of th [...]
2009-02-02 22:14:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM IAEA UNGA KNNP MNUC CA
09OUAGADOUGOU477IAEA REPORTS ON IRAN AND SYRIA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-16 11:34:00Embassy OuagadougouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP PARM IAEA MNUC TRGY UV
09PARIS1170FRANCE SUPPORTS MIDDLE EAST CONSENSUS RESOLUTION
[...] (C) During an August 25 meeting, IAEA desk officer in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Disarmament and Non-proliferation Department Francois Revardeaux said France was in full agreement on the need to return to consensus on Middle East issues at the IAEA, both for the sake of the important wor [...]
2009-08-26 15:31:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALAORC PREL PARM KNNP IAEA EG IS UK FR
09PARIS1218FRANCE-IAEA: TOTAL SUPPORT ON IRAN, MORE NUANCED ON SYRIA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: GOF contacts at the MFA and the Elysee all expressed strong agreement with U.S. views of the IAEA report on Iran (reftel),but gave a slightly more nuanced reaction to the Syria report. The French view on the Syria report tracks with ours and our interlocutors expressed serious c [...]
2009-09-04 16:08:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM IAEA MNUC IR SY TRGY PREL FR
09PARIS1265IAEA-MIDDLE EAST DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] (SBU) Post delivered the points contained in reftel on September 15 to Myriam Pavageau and Nicolas Bergeret of the MFA's Disarmament and Nuclear Nonproliferation section. As all of the MFA's IAEA experts are currently in Vienna for the General Conference, Pavageau said she would pass on the m [...]
2009-09-16 11:38:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PARM PREL IAEA KNNP FR
09PARIS1290DEMARCHE: EXPANDING THE CHORUS ON IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-22 15:13:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALAORC KNNP MNUC PARM PREL IAEA IR FR
09PARIS1409French have no response to US Proposal to Change GNEP into
[...] (U) The French accepted without substantive response our non-paper on the U.S. proposal to change the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP) into the International Nuclear Energy Framework (INEF). Both the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Nuclear Non-Proliferation Policy Division, and the Ministr [...]
2009-10-19 15:34:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG KNNP IAEA FR
09PARIS5FRENCH WELCOME IAEA ADDDITIONAL PROTOCOL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-05 16:18:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDAORC IAEA ENRG NPT PREL KNNP TRGY KTIA PARM
09PARIS696FRANCE BACKS AMANO FOR IAEA POST
[...] (C) France squarely backs Yukiya Amano of Japan to be the next IAEA Director-General (DG),post heard May 20 from MFA IO PDAS-Equivalent Marc Giacomini and again on May 26 from MFA Strategic Affairs PDAS-Equivalent Jean-Hugue Simon-Michel. 2. (C/NF) Simon-Michel, surprised at the repeat d [...]
2009-05-26 17:18:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALAORC KNNP IAEA PREL FR
09PARIS747IAEA Budget Demarche - French will consider
[...] (U) On June 5 ESTH Counselor delivered the demarche to Martin Briens, Ministry of Foreign Affairs DAS-equivalent for disarmament and non-proliferation, and Olivier Caron, French Atomic Energy Agency (CEA) Director for International Affairs, who is also the French Governor to the IAEA. Mr. Caro [...]
2009-06-05 16:01:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ENRG IAEA KNNP PREL FR
09PARIS906GNEP - France Hosts Successful Third Reliable
[...] (U) The third meeting of the Reliable Nuclear Fuel Services Working Group (RNFSWG) of the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP) was held in Cherbourg, France on March 20. Twenty participants from ten countries and two international organizations attended this meeting, which was dedicated to [...]
2009-07-02 16:42:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTRGY ENRG KNNP IAEA FR
09PORTAUPRINCE22HAITI: DEMARCHE ON RATIFICATION OF U.S.-IAEA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-08 19:51:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PARM IAEA ENRG NPT PREL KNNP TRGY KTIA
09PORTAUPRINCE805IAEA DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] (U) Post delivered the demarche regarding the USG's position on the IAEA General Conference in Vienna to Mr. Azad Belfort on September 16. Mr Belfort is the Director of International Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and is currently attending the meeting in Vienna. Post will relay [...]
2009-09-17 13:00:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PARM PREL KNNP IAEA EG IS HA
09PORTAUPRINCE806IRAN NUCLEAR PROGRAM DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] (U) Post delivered the demarche on Iran's Nuclear Program to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on September 16. Post relayed the relevant information to Mr. Belfort, Director of International Affairs, and Mr. Izidore, Director of Political Affairs, at the Ministry. Post will report any substant [...]
2009-09-17 13:00:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM AA IAEA IR KNNP HA
09PORTAUPRINCE820IAEA DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] (U) Post delivered the demarche regarding the USG's position on the IAEA General Conference in Vienna to Mr. Azad Belfort on September 16. Mr. Belfort is the Director of International Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and is currently attending the meeting in Vienna. Post will rela [...]
2009-09-21 13:44:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM AORC KNNP IAEA EG IS HA
09PORTAUPRINCE821IRAN NUCLEAR PROGRAM DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] (U) Post delivered the demarche on Iran's Nuclear Program to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on September 16. Post relayed the relevant information to Mr. Belfort, Director of International Affairs, and Mr. Izidore, Director of Political Affairs, at the Ministry. Post will report any substant [...]
2009-09-21 13:50:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM AA IAEA IR KNPP HA
09PORTLOUIS290MAURITIUS DIFFIDENT ON EXPANDING THE CHORUS ON IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-17 05:53:00Embassy Port LouisCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM IAEA PREL AORC MP
09PORTLOUIS383SEYCHELLES: NO SUBSTANTIVE RESPONSE ON IAEA REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-25 12:17:00Embassy Port LouisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM IAEA KNNP SYR SE
09PORTLOUIS384MAURITIUS UNAWARE OF IAEA REPORT ON SYRIA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-25 12:17:00Embassy Port LouisCONFIDENTIALPARM IAEA KKNP SYR MP
09PORTLOUIS385MAURITIUS HOPES FOR AN IAEA SOLUTION ON IRAN'S
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-25 12:19:00Embassy Port LouisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL IR IAEA MP
09PRAGUE553NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY REVIEW CONFERENCE
[...] (C) Summary: The Czech government and Czech political parties have historically backed strong non-proliferation measures and their universal application. As an EU member, the Czech government's public position is consistent with the EU position. The Czech government and public support U.S. [...]
2009-09-15 14:58:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALAORC KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA IAEA NPT
09PRAGUE555CZECHS SUPPORT AN IAEA CONSENSUS APPROACH ON
[...] (SBU) Embassy Poloffs met on September 15, 2009, with Mr. David Masek of the Czech MFA's UN Department to deliver the points outlined in reftel. Masek assured us that, while both the Czech Republic and the EU seek to achieve a workable consensus during the IAEA General Conference -- particular [...]
2009-09-16 08:34:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP AORC PARM PREL EZ IS IAEA
09PRETORIA103SAG APPROVES RETURN OF U.S.-ORIGIN SPENT FUEL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-21 06:23:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG TRGY KNNP PREL BEXP IAEA SF
09PRETORIA1697SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL ADVISOR ROBERT J.
[...] (SBU) Ambassador Gips warmly welcomes your visit to South Africa. The Mission stands ready to do everything it can to help make your trip a success. The Control Officers for the visit are Acting Political Counselor Madeline Seidenstricker and Energy Officer David Young, who can be reached at [...]
2009-08-24 08:03:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL IAEA KNNP ENRG SF
09PRETORIA173NRC DISCUSSES 2007 PELINDABA SECURITY INCIDENT
[...] (C) Summary: South African officials attribute the November 2007 Pelindaba break-in to criminal - rather than terrorist - intent. The police have not arrested the culprits. Officials stress that facilities containing nuclear materials were not threatened or impacted by the attack. Official [...]
2009-01-29 13:23:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALENRG TRGY KNNP PREL BEXP IAEA SF
09PRETORIA1823NUCLEAR FUEL BANKS -- LAUNCHING A LISTENING
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-08 15:12:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY SF
09PRETORIA2018SOUTH AFRICA: EXPANDING THE CHORUS ON IRAN;
[...] (C) Summary: Embassy delivered REF A message on Iran's covert uranium enrichment facility at Qom jointly with the UK High Commission and the Embassy of France to the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO). In light of the September 27 - October 1 visit of South African [...]
2009-10-06 12:31:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM IAEA PREL AORC IR SF
09PRETORIA238SAG READY TO SIGN AGREEMENT ON NUCLEAR COOPERATION
[...] (SBU) South Africa is ready to sign the Agreement on Cooperation in Research and Development of Nuclear Energy. The SAG would like to sign this agreement at the Ministerial level and implement it as a "living" and broad agreement. The SAG will follow the USG lead on whether it is signed by th [...]
2009-02-06 15:14:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG TRGY KNNP PREL BEXP IAEA SF
09PRETORIA2393SOUTH AFRICA: NUCLEAR FUEL BANKS - SEEKING
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-23 17:19:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG SF
09PRETORIA2663SOUTH AFRICA: U.S. APPROACH TO 2010 NPT REVCON
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-28 10:46:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP PARM ENRG PREL IAEA NPT MNUC KTBT PAS SF
09PRETORIA2665SOUTH AFRICA: NO OFFICIAL WORD ON JOINT IAEA
[...] (SBU) Meeting with Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) Deputy Director for Nuclear Disarmament and Nonproliferation Johann Kellerman on December 22, DepPolCouns underscored the message US UNVIE Vienna reported Ref A on U.S.-South African partnership to secure further [...]
2009-12-28 14:16:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP PREL IAEA SF
09PRETORIA2686SOUTH AFRICA: KUDOS FOR U.S. COOPERATION ON
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-31 13:02:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM EAID TBIO IAEA NPT AORC ENRG KNNP MNUC
09QUITO136ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE - U.S. RATIFICATION OF
[...] (SBU) Embassy delivered reftel points to the MFA Multilateral Affairs Directorate on January 20 and followed up with Multilateral Affairs Director General Lourdes Puma on February 13. Puma noted that the GOE supports the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) as well as the [...]
2009-02-21 00:39:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC IAEA ENRG NPT PREL KNNP TRGY KTIA PARM
09QUITO347ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE - IAEA DIRECTOR GENERAL
[...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel points to MFA Multilateral Affairs Director General Lourdes Puma on May 12. Puma said that the GOE would continue to support Ambassador Yukiya Amano and had already confirmed its intention to vote for Amano to the Japanese government. HODGES [...]
2009-05-12 23:46:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC KNNP IAEA EC
09QUITO482ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE - IAEA REPORTS ON IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-19 13:27:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM IAEA MNUC IR SYR TRGY EC
09QUITO488ECUADOR RESPONSE TO NUCLEAR FUEL BANK DEMARCHE
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel demarche seeking support for the creation of an international nuclear fuel bank, Econoff met with Under Secretary for Nuclear Control, Investigation, and Applications, Geovanna Lucio, on June 11. Lucio noted that she supported the establishment of a nuclear fuel ba [...]
2009-06-19 14:59:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG TRGY KNNP IAEA
09QUITO863Ecuador on Iran's Nuclear Facility and U.S. Missile Defense
[...] (C) Embassy delivered Ref A points on the existence of a covert uranium enrichment facility in Iran to the MFA Multilateral Affairs Directorate on September 25 and followed up with Multilateral Affairs Director General Lourdes Puma on October 1. Puma stated that while Ecuador did not participa [...]
2009-10-05 19:45:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MARR MNUC IAEA KNNP EC IR
09QUITO869Ecuador on P5+1 and Iran
[...] (C) Embassy called MFA Multilateral Affairs Directorate on October 5 to schedule a meeting with Multilateral Affairs Director General Lourdes Puma to deliver Ref A points. Ambassador Puma reiterated Ecuador's position on Iran and nuclear proliferation: Ecuador respected UNSC resolutions, suppo [...]
2009-10-07 20:36:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM IAEA KNNP EC IR
09RABAT127MOROCCANS PREPARING FOR NNSA SEMINAR ON HUMAN
[...] (SBU) Boujemaa Zenzouni, Chief of Cooperation of Morocco's Centre National de l'Energie, des Sciences et des Techniques Nucleaires (CNESTEN),confirmed to EconOff that CNESTEN is well advanced in its planning to co-host, with DOE/NNSA, the planned March 30- April 2 seminar on "Human Resources [...]
2009-02-10 16:50:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG TRGY KNNP IAEA AORC MO
09RABAT175GOM RECEIVES DEMARCHE ON RELIABLE ACCESS TO
[...] (SBU) EconOff conveyed reftel points on February 26 to Abdellaziz Hannaji, the IAEA Technical Liaison of the Ministry of Energy, Mines, Water and the Environment (MEMEE). Hannaji appreciated hearing the USG perspective, but noted that MEMEE would provide its opinion on the feasibility of nucl [...]
2009-02-27 15:44:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG TRGY AORC KNNP IAEA MO
09RABAT852"PARTNERSHIP" IS A STRONGER CONCEPT: MOROCCAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-19 15:25:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG PREL IAEA KNNP MO
09RABAT857DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PREPARATIONS FOR THE NUCLEAR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-20 17:21:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC ENRG IAEA PREL PTER MO
09RABAT934DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IAEA REPORT ON SYRIA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-25 16:21:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM IAEA KNNP SYR MO
09RIGA428DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON IAEA GENERAL CONFERENCE
[...] On August 17, Acting Pol/Econ Chief delivered reftel demarche to Judite Dobele, Head of the Middle East Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Dobele said she would brief other interested divisions of the MFA on the U.S. position and proposal. Dobele added that Latvia is supportive of [...]
2009-08-18 11:34:00Embassy RigaUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PREL PARM KNNP IAEA EG IS LG
09RIGA466LATVIA SUPPORTS USG POSITION RE: IRAN BUT WILL
[...] (C) Latvia agrees with the USG position that Iran has not done enough to respond to the P5 1's offer of negotiations regarding its nuclear program. Pol/Econ Off delivered reftel demarche to Raimonds Oskalns, Head of the MFA's Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Division, and Judite Dobele, He [...]
2009-09-17 08:03:00Embassy RigaCONFIDENTIALAORC IAEA KNNP MNUC PARM PREL LG
09RIGA467LATVIA SUPPORTS US POSITION AT IAEA RE: MIDDLE EAST
[...] (C) Latvia will support the USG position on both the Israeli nuclear capabilities and military strikes against nuclear facilities resolutions, if necessary, and agrees that a consensus based outcome on Middle East issues at the IAEA General Conference is the best possible outcome. Pol/Econ O [...]
2009-09-17 08:04:00Embassy RigaCONFIDENTIALAORC IAEA KNNP LG PARM PREL
09RIGA65LATVIAN AND EMBASSY RIGA CONTACT INFORMATION FOR NPT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-02 15:33:00Embassy RigaUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PREL UNGA IAEA LG
09RIYADH1061NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION TREATY: PART 1 OF 2:
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-16 14:04:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC CDG ENRG IAEA KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL
09RIYADH1442NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION TREATY: PART 2 OF 2:
[...] (U) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The Saudi Arabian government is generally supportive of nuclear nonproliferation and arms control issues, although its cooperation is calibrated against regional concerns, such as Israeli policies, Iranian threats, and the imperative of maintaining Arab unity. END SUMM [...]
2009-11-01 06:44:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALAORC CDG ENRG IAEA KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL
09ROME1058ITALY'S RESPONSES TO 2010 NPT REVCON REPORTING
[...] (C) On August 27, PolOff delivered reftel demarche to MFA director for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Giovanni Pugliese, who subsequently provided the following responses to the reftel NPT-related questions: --Italy is very supportive of the CTBT, FMCT, NPT and U.S.-Russia arms control [...]
2009-09-15 07:41:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALAORC CDG ENRG IAEA KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL
09ROME1089ITALY'S SHERPA TO GLOBAL NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT
[...] (SBU) In response to reftels A and B's request, on September 18, the Italian MFA Arms Control and Non-proliferation Office informed Post that the Deputy Director General for Multilateral Political Affairs, Minister Plenipotentiary Filippo Formica, will be Italy's Sherpa for the April 2010 Glo [...]
2009-09-23 14:04:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC CDG ENRG IAEA KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL
09ROME1125ITALY: REACTION TO REPORT OF QOM URANIUM
[...] (C) Post delivered reftel points to Minister Filippo Formica, Deputy Director General for Multilateral Political Cooperation, accompanied by the French Political Counselor to Rome, and a political officer from the UK Embassy. After presenting points, we emphasized the U.S. desire to work fully [...]
2009-10-02 15:28:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IR KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA
09ROME1176GNEP: ITALY TO HAVE "CONSTRUCTIVE APPROACH" TO USG
[...] (SBU) On October 20 ECONOFF delivered reftel points, on the changes the USG is proposing for the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP),to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Counselor Roberto Liotto. Liotto is Director for Space, Technology, Defense, Nuclear Issues, and Non-proliferation in [...]
2009-10-22 11:28:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG KNNP TRGY IAEA IT
09ROME681G8 SHERPA MASSOLO ON PAKISTAN IDPS, FOOD SECURITY,
[...] (C) Charge delivered reftel demarches to Italian MFA Secretary General (and G8 Sherpa) Giampiero Massolo on June 12. Ambassador Massolo said that Italy would do its best within the constraints of its limited development assistance budget to assist Pakistani IDPs and to respond to the U.S. a [...]
2009-06-15 15:26:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SENV KGHG EAID PHUM EAGR PK IAEA
09ROME970REACHING CONSENSUS ON ME ISSUES FOR IAEA GC; NPT
[...] (C) On August 19, Post delivered reftel points Counselor Giovanni Pugliese, MFA Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Director and Counselor Daniele Bosio of the MFA Middle East Office. 2. (C) Pugliese noted that the EU was still in the proces of developing a common reply to the Arab Leagu [...]
2009-08-21 15:37:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALAORC EG IAEA IS KNNP PARM PREL
09SANAA1899DEMARCHES DELIVERED: ROYG RESPONSE ON IRAN AND
[...] (S) On October 13, PolOff delivered reftel demarches to Ambassador Ali al-Kaf, the Chief of Arabian Peninsula and Gulf Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),on the subjects of Iran, its covert uranium enrichment facility, and meetings being held by the international community to [...]
2009-10-13 14:03:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPARM KNNP MNUC AORC UNSC IAEA PREL IR ETTC YM
09SANSALVADOR57EL SALVADOR ON U.S.-IAEA ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-20 14:41:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDAORC IAEA ENRG NPT PREL KNNP TRGY KTIA PARM
09SANTIAGO238NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION: CHILE PROMISES CONTINUED SUPPORT, SUBSTANTIVE SUGGESTIONS FOR PREPCOM
[...] (C) SUMMARY: According to MFA Special Policy Director Alfredo Labbe, Chile will continue to cooperate with the U.S. and EU partners on nuclear nonproliferation issues. Labbe insisted that the U.S. and western partners need to take concrete actions, such as ""de-alerting"" nuclear arsenals and red [...]
2009-03-12 18:55:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALAORC ENRG IAEA KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA
09SANTIAGO847CHILE: RESPONSE TO NPT REPORTING REQUEST
[...] (C) Below please find Embassy Santiago's response to reftel, which requested information on current arms control and nonproliferation policymaking processes in key countries in preparation for the 2010 NPT Review Conference. 2. (C) Alvaro Guzman, in the Bureau of International and Human Sec [...]
2009-09-15 21:58:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALAORC CDG ENRG KNNP PARM PGOV PREL IAEA CI
09SANTODOMINGO101DEMARCHE ON U.S.-IAEA ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL DELIVERED
[...] POLCHIEF delivered Reftel talking points on the U.S.-IAEA Additional Protocol to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Deputy Foreign Minister Alejandra Liriano took our views on board but had no immediate reply. We will report any subsequent Dominican response. (U) Please visit us at http://ww [...]
2009-01-27 17:36:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AORC IAEA ENRG NPT KNNP TRGY KTIA PARM
09SANTODOMINGO1067EXPANDING THE CHORUS ON IRAN (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-16 15:57:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR PREL AORC DR
09SANTODOMINGO1305(C) DR: IRAN DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-24 15:44:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPREL IR DR IAEA
09SANTODOMINGO68DEMARCHE ON U.S.-IAEA ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL DELIVERED
[...] POLCHIEF delivered Reftel talking points on the U.S.-IAEA Additional Protocol to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Deputy Foreign Minister Alejandra Liriano took our views on board but had no immediate reply. We will report any subsequent Dominican response. (U) Please visit us at http://ww [...]
2009-01-20 17:58:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AORC IAEA ENRG NPT KNNP TRGY KTIA PARM
09SEOUL1484SUBJECT: IRAN -- ROKG POSITIVE ABOUT JOINING THE
[...] (SBU) POL M/C delivered reftel demarche on 9/16 to Shin Dong-ik, Director-General of MOFAT's International Organizations Bureau, calling on the ROKG to join the international effort to urge Iran to respond constructively to the P5 1 offer and to fulfill its international responsibilities. POL [...]
2009-09-17 01:03:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR PREL AORC
09SEOUL1842DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IAEA REPORT ON SYRIA
[...] (SBU) On November 20, Poloff delivered reftel demarche concerning the latest IAEA report on Syria to Park Young Hyo, Deputy Director, Disarmament and Nonproliferation Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Park replied that the Republic of Korea is considering how best to deal with t [...]
2009-11-23 07:57:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM IAEA KNNP SYR KS
09SEOUL212ROK NPT DEMARCHE RESPONSE
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) Poloffs delivered reftel demarche on February 6 to Lee Jangkeun, Director of Disarmament & Nonproliferation Division within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT). The Deputy Director in Lee,s office will arrive th [...]
2009-02-10 07:00:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMNUC PARM PREL IAEA NPT KS
09SEOUL295ROK DETAILED RESPONSE TO NONPROLIFERATION TREATY
[...] (U) Lee Jangkeun, Director of the Disarmament & Nonproliferation Division within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade on February 24 provided detailed responses to reftel A and an expansion of reftel B. Won Jong-mun, the ROKG point of contact on NPT issues, also attended the meeting. [...]
2009-02-27 02:13:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALMNUC PARM PREL IAEA NPT KS
09SINGAPORE1023GLOBAL NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT: SINGAPORE TO
[...] (SBU) Singapore will send a two-person delegation to attend the November 4-5 Sous-Sherpa/Experts meeting in Washington D.C. MFA International Organizations Deputy Director Chin Siew Fei will lead the Singapore delegation. The GOS has not yet decided who will be the second member of the deleg [...]
2009-10-21 09:13:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ENRG PTER TRGY AORC IAEA SN
09SINGAPORE1060NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT: SINGAPORE DESIGNATES
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-30 08:55:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC ENRG PREL PTER TRGY IAEA SN
09SINGAPORE1123SINGAPORE RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON U.S. POSTURE ON
[...] (C) Singapore's bilateral relations with Iran remain positive, but Singapore has made it known to Iran that while all nations have the inalienable right to peaceful nuclear energy, that right comes with obligations and Iran must work with the international community to restore confidence in it [...]
2009-11-24 08:41:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL IAEA AORC SN
09SINGAPORE558SINGAPORE RESPONSE REGARDING INTERNATIONAL NUCLEAR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-12 09:42:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG TRGY KNNP IAEA SN
09SINGAPORE876NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION TREATY (NPT) REVIEW
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Singapore is supportive of the United States' global counterproliferation agenda and promotes a targeted, risk-based approach to trade and cargo security initiatives. Singapore is a trade and financial services hub and has a key role to play in monitoring and preventing the f [...]
2009-09-11 00:06:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIALKNNP ENRG PARM PREL PGOV UNGA IAEA SN
09SINGAPORE887IAEA GENERAL CONFERENCE - DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-14 09:00:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIALKNNP AORC PARM PREL IAEA SN
09SINGAPORE901EXPANDING THE CHORUS ON IRAN
[...] (C) In response to reftel instructions, CDA met with MFA Second Permanent Secretary Bilahari Kausikan on September 15 and called on Singapore to sound the alarm to Iran on sanctions. CDA used the general and the Singapore-specific points from reftel to urge that Singapore find opportunities [...]
2009-09-16 07:20:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIALMNUC KNNP PARM IAEA PREL AORC SN IR
09SINGAPORE907GLOBAL NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT - SINGAPORE POINTS
[...] (SBU) MFA 2nd Permanent Secretary Bilahari Kauskian confirmed to the Charge that Singapore had received President Obama's invitation to the Global Security Summit and that Singapore is still in the process of naming a "Sherpa" to represent Singapore during Summit preparations. 2. (SBU) MFA [...]
2009-09-17 10:16:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP PARM AORC PREL PGOV IAEA MNUC SN
09SKOPJE584MACEDONIA: U.S. POSTURE ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-01 13:02:00Embassy SkopjeCONFIDENTIALPREL IR KNNP IAEA MK
09SOFIA363BULGARIA: BELENE NUCLEAR POWER PLANT: MORE
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Bulgaria's highest profile energy project -- the Belene Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) is dogged by cost overruns, financing woes, construction delays, and now serious safety and quality assurance concerns. Belene may end up costing Bulgaria more than money in the long run. Despite [...]
2009-07-07 08:56:00Embassy SofiaSECRETENRG IAEA PREL PGOV BU
09SOFIA469BULGARIA SUPPORTS U.S. APPROACH AT IAEA GENERAL
[...] (C) On 18 August, EmbOffs delivered reftel demarche to Elizabeth Konstantinova and Mariya Dellevska of the Security Policy Directorate at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). Konstantinova said Bulgaria supports the U.S. position and believes a new IAEA consensus resolution on the Middle Eas [...]
2009-08-20 11:40:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALAORC PARM PREL IAEA KNNP IS EG BU
09SOFIA507BULGARIA: USG ENGAGEMENT NEEDED AS GOVERNMENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Driven by mounting budget deficits and a desire to step back from the previous government's cozy energy relationship with Russia, PM Boyko Borissov's new government is re-evaulating Bulgaria's participation in all Russia-led energy projects. On the possible chopping block are t [...]
2009-09-11 10:27:00Embassy SofiaSECRETENRG IAEA PREL PGOV BU
09SOFIA525BULGARIA SUPPORTS USG POSITION ON IRAN, BUT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-17 14:49:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALPARM KNNP MNUC IAEA IR PREL AORC
09SOFIA538BULGARIA: PM BORISSOV SEEKING WHITE HOUSE
[...] (S) SUMMARY: A letter from Prime Minister Boyko Borissov to President Obama dated September 24, 2009, was hand-delivered to the Embassy the same day with an urgent request to transmit it to the White House. In the letter, the PM asks for advice on strategic decisions in the energy sector to [...]
2009-09-24 14:57:00Embassy SofiaSECRETENRG IAEA PREL PGOV BU
09STATE101294CIVIL NUCLEAR COOPERATION WITH TUNISIA:
[...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST: Please see para 8. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Tunisia (GOT) has expressed interest in consultations with USG nuclear experts as part of a study it is conducting on the feasibility of achieving nuclear power on its territory by 2023. Since past GOT [...]
2009-09-29 17:28:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY TS
09STATE106834CHANGING THE GLOBAL NUCLEAR ENERGY PARTNERSHIP
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 4 and 5. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) In his April 5 Prague speech, President Obama called for a new framework for civil nuclear cooperation, including an international fuel bank, so that countries can access peaceful nuclear power with [...]
2009-10-14 23:24:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG KNNP IAEA AR BR EG MX NL VM SZ KU GG AG EZ
09STATE112347UN: GUIDANCE ON IAEA RESOLUTION FOR 64TH UNGA
[...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 2. 2. (SBU) ACTION REQUEST: Department authorizes USUN to co-sponsor the Resolution on the Report of the International Atomic Energy Agency under Agenda Item 85 in the 64th UNGA's Plenary. USUN is also instructed to deliver statement sent separ [...]
2009-10-30 18:30:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAORC IAEA PREL UNGA
09STATE117710NUCLEAR FUEL BANKS - ELICITING SUPPORT FOR THE
[...] (U) This is an ACTION REQUEST: Please see para 3. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: At the November 26-27, 2009 meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors, the Board will be asked to formally approve the first proposal for an international nuclear fuel bank. Specificall [...]
2009-11-14 00:07:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY TU AJ CH GM SZ BR RO AR
09STATE119320IAEA: GUIDANCE FOR THE IAEA BUDGET WORKING GROUP
[...] This is an action request; see para 2-3 below. 2. ACTION REQUEST: Washington requests Mission UN Vienna (UNVIE) to use the Budget Working Group (BWG) and Medium Term Strategy (MTS) for 2012-2017 processes to advance U.S. budget priorities and management improvements, focusing on achieving [...]
2009-11-19 00:20:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDABUD AFIN AORC ENRG IAEA KNNP PREL
09STATE120282NUCLEAR FUEL BANKS - SEEKING CO-SPONSORS FOR
[...] (U) This is an ACTION REQUEST: Please see para 4. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: At the November 26-27, 2009 meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors, the Board will be asked to formally approve the first proposal for an international nuclear fuel bank. Specificall [...]
2009-11-21 00:11:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY TU AJ CH GM SZ BR RO AR
09STATE126209US APPROACH TO 2010 NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION
[...] (U) SUMMARY: This is an action request (see para 11 below). As we reach the six- month mark before the start of the May 2010 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference (NPT RevCon),posts are requested to use all appropriate opportunities with host government officials and in publi [...]
2009-12-09 22:45:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP PARM ENRG PREL IAEA NPT MNUC KTBT
09STATE16285IAEA REPORTS ON IRAN AND SYRIA
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 6-9. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General (DG) ElBaradei released his latest reports on the status of the IAEA's investigations into Iran and Syria's nuclear programs on 19 February 2 [...]
2009-02-22 20:18:00Secretary of StateSECRETKNNP PARM IAEA MNUC IR SYR TRGY
09STATE17214RANF: U.S. DEMARCHE TO FORWARD-LEANING RECIPIENT
[...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST: Please see para 9; Kuwait please see paras 9 and 10. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Since 2003, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Secretariat has been developing a mechanism for reliable access to nuclear fuel (RANF). This mechanism is intended to suppleme [...]
2009-02-24 23:16:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC ENRG JO KNNP KU MO QA SA TH TRGY TS VM IAEA
09STATE17710REPORT ON DEPUTY SECRETARY STEINBERG,S MEETING
[...] (U) On February 13, Deputy Secretary Steinberg met with the International Commission on Nuclear Nonproliferation and Disarmament (ICNND),whose co-chairs Gareth Evans, former Foreign Minister of Australia, and Yoriko Kawaguchi, former Foreign Minister of Japan, urged strong leadership from th [...]
2009-02-25 21:24:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA IAEA NPT
09STATE22566RANF: GUIDANCE FOR U.S. DELEGATION TO UK
[...] (U) For London: This is an action request. See para 7 below. 2. (U) This document provides guidance (paras 5-6) for the U.S. delegation, to be led by UNVIE Ambassador Schulte, to the UK Conference on "Multilateral Approaches to the Nuclear Fuel Cycle," which will be held March 17-18 in Lond [...]
2009-03-10 21:46:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC ENRG KNNP TRGY UK IAEA
09STATE246DEPOSIT OF NOTIFICATION AND INSTRUMENT OF
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraph 3 below. 2. Background: The Department is forwarding via Federal Express (tracking number 8638 1698 3980) the U.S. Instrument for Ratification to the Protocol Additional to the Agreement Between the United States of America and the International Ato [...]
2009-01-02 19:37:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ENRG KNNP KTIA MNUC PARM PGOV PREL TRGY IAEA NPT
09STATE26339SEEKING VIEWS ON IAEA PROPOSAL (WMD TERRORIST
[...] (SBU) This cable requests London and Paris obtain views regarding a proposal by Gustavo Zlauvunin, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) New York Representative, to integrate efforts of the various counterterrorism and nonproliferation Committees to focus on weapons of mass destruction (W [...]
2009-03-19 14:11:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC FR IAEA KPAO PARM PREL PTER UK UNSC
09STATE322ANNOUNCING RATIFICATION OF THE U.S.-IAEA
[...] This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 15-17. ------- Summary ------- 2. Summary: On December 30, 2008, the President signed the instrument of ratification for the Protocol Additional to the Agreement Between the United States of America and the International Atomic Energy [...]
2009-01-03 03:47:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAORC IAEA ENRG NPT PREL KNNP TRGY KTIA
09STATE36838IAEA BEIJING MINISTERIAL ON NUCLEAR ENERGY -
[...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST: Please see para 3. 2. (U) On April 20-21, 2009, the Government of China, through the China Atomic Energy Authority, will host an international ministerial conference on "Nuclear Energy in the 21st Century." Following the Ministerial Conference held in Pari [...]
2009-04-14 22:12:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC CH ENRG KNNP TRGY IAEA
09STATE41287SRAP HOLBROOKE'S MEETING WITH OMAN FM YUSUF BIN
[...] (C) Summary: During an April 21 meeting at the Department, Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke and Oman Foreign Minister Yusuf bin Alawi discussed the current situation in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and how the U.S., Oman, and the international community could [...]
2009-04-24 14:21:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALAF PK ZR IAEA MNUC PGOV PREL PARM
09STATE44644NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION TREATY (NPT): RESPONSE
[...] (U) This is an action message; see paragraph 3 below. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Ref A requested relevant reporting from host governments most likely to influence the outcome of critical upcoming NPT meetings. Ukraine responded (ref B) with a non-paper titled &Sharing Informal Views on the NPT: Ukra [...]
2009-05-01 19:32:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP AORC ENRG MNUC PARM PREL CDG UNGA IAEA NPT UP
09STATE46302DEMARCHE: IAEA DIRECTOR GENERAL ELECTION
[...] (C) Department requests Embassy to urge host government to vote for Ambassador Yukiya Amano of Japan for Director General (DG) of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Ambassador Amano is the best qualified candidate for Director General and the USG's preferred choice to lead the Ag [...]
2009-05-06 23:50:00Secretary of StateSECRETAORC KNNP IAEA PREL
09STATE48677IAEA: GUIDANCE FOR THE SECRETARIAT-PROPOSED
[...] (U) This cable provides guidance regarding the IAEA-proposed budget for 2010-2011 in response to reftel. 2. (SBU) Mission should seek a regular budget increase of no more than 9.5 percent in 2010 to strengthen IAEA capabilities in core areas of importance to the United States -- nuclear sec [...]
2009-05-13 13:08:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC ENRG IAEA KNNP PREL
09STATE50286SECRETARY CLINTON'S MEETING WITH FINNISH
[...] (U) Classified by EUR Assistant Secretary Philip H. Gordon for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) May 11, 2009, 11:00 11:45, Washington, D.C. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- The Secretary EUR DAS Judy Garber NSC Director Jeff Hovenier S Staff: Jake Sullivan EUR/NB Estonia/Finland [...]
2009-05-16 02:31:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM NATO EAID IAEA PARM KNNP
09STATE57105DEMARCHE ADVOCATING INCREASE IN IAEA BUDGET
[...] SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: The United States supports a significant real increase in the budget of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to strengthen its capabilities to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons and prevent nuclear terrorism. Post is requested to demarche host governmen [...]
2009-06-03 16:49:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ENRG IAEA KNNP PREL UN
09STATE60334IAEA REPORTS ON IRAN AND SYRIA
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 6-10. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General (DG) ElBaradei released his latest reports on the status of the IAEA's investigations into Iran and Syria's nuclear programs on 5 June 2009. [...]
2009-06-11 17:54:00Secretary of StateSECRETKNNP PARM IAEA MNUC IR SYR TRGY
09STATE61325IAEA: INSTRUCTIONS FOR U. S. DELEGATION
[...] Department appreciates the Mission's preview and analysis for the June IAEA BOG meeting (ref A). Instructions for the U.S. Delegation (USDel) in paragraphs 2-13 follow the revised agenda (GOV/2009/33/Rev.1) issued on June 12, 2009. (Note: UNVIE should renumber the U.S. position papers in ref [...]
2009-06-14 17:27:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ENRG IAEA KNNP PREL UN
09STATE69223IAEA BUDGET: ENGAGING THE G-77 TO REACH AGREEMENT.
[...] This is an action request in response to reftel. See para 2 below. 2. Washington authorizes Mission Vienna to engage the G-77 in an effort to reach agreement on the IAEA budget. Washington agrees with UNVIE that Mission may engage in consultations on shielding (a mechanism that allows d [...]
2009-07-02 22:32:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ENRG IAEA KNNP PREL UN
09STATE69225DISCOURAGE BORROWING TO MEET INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS
[...] (SBU) This is an action request in response to reftel request for guidance. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (C) Summary and Action Request: Mission should discourage any proposal that interest-bearing loans be used to meet International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) infrastructure needs and cont [...]
2009-07-02 22:35:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALAORC IAEA PREL UN
09STATE6970NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION TREATY (NPT):
[...] (U) This is an action message; see paras 7-9 below. 2. (U) SUMMARY: The current Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) review cycle continues with a third Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) meeting in May and culminates in a Review Conference (RevCon) in April-May 2010. Various governments a [...]
2009-01-30 19:35:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA IAEA NPT
09STATE71279KUDOS TO U.S. MISSION VIENNA FOR THE ELECTION OF
[...] (C) The Department would like to thank the leadership and staff of the U.S. Mission to International Organizations in Vienna for their superior performance during the successful campaign to elect Yukiya Amano of Japan Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). 2. (C) [...]
2009-07-09 20:27:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL IAEA JP
09STATE76708NUCLEAR FUEL BANKS - CAPITALIZING ON THE JUNE
[...] (U) This is an ACTION REQUEST: Please see para 13. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) A step forward on fuel assurances was taken at the June 2009 meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors (BOG),at which the Board considered two concrete nuclear fuel ba [...]
2009-07-22 21:34:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY RS
09STATE77264U.S. EXTRABUDGETARY CONTRIBUTION FOR SAFEGUARDS
[...] This cable provides guidance regarding the IAEA budget negotiations for 2010-2011 in response to Ref A. 2. In an effort to facilitate negotiations on the latest proposal of the IAEA's 2010-2011 budget, UNVIE is authorized to announce at an appropriate time that the U.S. is contributing $5 [...]
2009-07-24 01:11:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ENRG IAEA KNNP
09STATE79781IAEA GC: INITIAL GUIDANCE ON MIDDLE EAST ISSUES
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 3-5. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) Department greatly appreciates Mission's recommendations and continued efforts toward overcoming the longstanding Arab/Israeli dispute over Middle East issues at the IAEA General Conference (GC). [...]
2009-07-30 23:09:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALAORC PREL PARM KNNP IAEA EG IS
09STATE80219STATEMENT FOR AUGUST 3 IAEA SPECIAL BOARD MEETING
[...] This responds to UNVIE's request for a statement for presentation at the Special Board on August 3 that will deal with the IAEA budget. UNVIE may use/draw from paragraph 2 for the statement. 2. Begin Statement text. The United States is pleased to join consensus on a real increase to the [...]
2009-07-31 23:18:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDABUD AFIN AORC IAEA KNNP PREL
09STATE81196IAEA: APPRECIATION TO MISSION UNVIE VIENNA AND
[...] Department wishes to express its appreciation to Mission UNVIE Vienna and Embassies Berlin and Paris for your expertise, responsiveness and effectiveness in managing the recent IAEA budget negotiations and in reaching out to the Governments of France and Germany in support of those negotiation [...]
2009-08-04 22:40:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDABUD AFIN AORC IAEA KNNP PREL UN
09STATE85122NUCLEAR FUEL BANKS - LAUNCHING A LISTENING
[...] (U) This is an ACTION REQUEST: Please see para 10. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Since 2004, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Secretariat has promoted the concept of multilateral nuclear fuel assurances. This concept is intended to strengthen the international nuclear [...]
2009-08-14 20:50:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY BR AR SF EG IN MY RS
09STATE85128IAEA GENERAL CONFERENCE: SEARCH FOR CONSENSUS ON
[...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraphs 5-8. Berlin, Dublin, Madrid, please see paragraph 6. UNVIE, please see paragraph 7. Canberra, Ottawa, Stockholm, Wellington, please see paragraph 8. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) For three consecutive years, the annual Internationa [...]
2009-08-14 21:12:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALAORC PREL PARM KNNP IAEA EG IS
09STATE91199NUCLEAR FUEL BANKS - OVERCOMING INDIA'S SENSE OF
[...] (U) This is an ACTION REQUEST: Please see paras 3 and 14. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) A step forward on fuel assurances was taken at the June 15-18, 2009 meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors (BOG),at which the Board considered two concrete nuc [...]
2009-09-01 19:19:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY IN RS
09STATE91633U.S. VIEWS ON THE LATEST IAEA REPORTS ON IRAN
[...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. SEE PARAGRAPHS 6-8. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY (IAEA) DIRECTOR GENERAL (DG) ELBARADEI RELEASED HIS LATEST REPORTS ON THE STATUS OF THE IAEA'S INVESTIGATIONS INTO IRAN AND SYRIA'S NUCLEAR PROGRAMS ON AUGUST 28, 20 [...]
2009-09-02 20:03:00Secretary of StateSECRETKNNP PARM IAEA MNUC IR SY TRGY PREL
09STATE92656IAEA: GUIDANCE FOR USDEL TO IAEA BOARD OF
[...] Department appreciates Missions analysis and recommendations for the September 2009 International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) BOG meeting (Ref A). Instructions for USDEL are provided in paragraphs 2-10 below and follow the IAEA provisional agenda in GOV/2009/58. Cleared U.S. position papers, [...]
2009-09-05 02:28:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDIAEA KNNP TRGY AORC ENRG PTER KN XP
09STATE92659IAEA: GUIDANCE FOR USDEL TO IAEA BOARD OF
[...] Department appreciates Missions analysis and recommendations for the September 2009 International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) BOG meeting (Ref A). Instructions for USDEL are provided in paragraphs 2-10 below and follow the IAEA provisional agenda in GOV/2009/58. Cleared U.S. position papers, [...]
2009-09-05 02:47:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDIAEA KNNP TRGY AORC ENRG PTER KN XP
09STATE93930IAEA: GUIDANCE FOR USDEL TO BOARD OF GOVERNORS
[...] PER SEPTEL, INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE USDEL FOR AGENDA ITEM 6(D) ON IRAN ARE INCLUDED IN PARAS 2-3. DEL IS INSTRUCTED TO USE THE STATEMENT IN PARA 4. 2. U.S. POSITION PAPER BEGIN ISSUE PAPER ISSUE: THE BOARD WILL DISCUSS THE DIRECTOR GENERAL?S LATEST REPORT ON THE STATUS OF TH [...]
2009-09-10 00:52:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDIAEA KNNP TRGY AORC PTER IR
09STATE94942IAEA: GUIDANCE FOR USDEL TO 2009 IAEA GENERAL
[...] Summary. The Department appreciates the Mission's analysis and recommendations for the September General Conference (GC) meeting (refs A and B). Instructions for USDEL for the GC are provided in paragraphs 2-27 below and follow the provisional agenda in document GOV/2009/19. U.S. position [...]
2009-09-11 23:38:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDIAEA KNNP TRGY AORC ENRG PTER KN XP
09STATE95073EXPANDING THE CHORUS ON IRAN
[...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPHS 10-30. 2. (C) SUMMARY: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS INCLUDING IRAN'S PROPOSAL OF SEPTEMBER 9 - SUGGEST THE IRANIAN GOVERNMENT AIMS TO DIVERT ATTENTION FROM ITS NUCLEAR PROGRAM'S NON- COMPLIANCE WITH INTERNATIONAL OBLIGATIONS AND DEFUSE GROWIN [...]
2009-09-13 21:51:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR PREL AORC
09STATE96019IAEA: GUIDANCE ON BOARD OF GOVERNORS MEMBERSHIP
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-15 23:28:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALAORC IAEA KNNP PREL MO CM LY
09STOCKHOLM524SWEDES FAVOR U.S. PROPOSAL REGARDING IAEA SEARCH
[...] (C) On August 20, Deputy Economic Counselor discussed reftel points with Asa Gustafsson, Deputy Director, Department for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation at the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs. Gustafsson immediately characterized this as a very "complicated issue." She stated that Swe [...]
2009-08-21 10:52:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALKNNP AORC PREL PARM IAEA EG IS SW
09STOCKHOLM525SWEDISH RESPONSE: IAEA NUCLEAR FUEL BANK
[...] (SBU) Deputy Economic Counselor shared reftel points regarding IAEA nuclear fuel bank with Asa Gustafsson, Deputy Director, Department for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation at the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs on August 20. Gustafsson commented that Sweden had mentioned the fuel bank pr [...]
2009-08-21 10:53:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP ENRG IAEA EU SW
09STOCKHOLM730IAEA REPORT ON SYRIA DELIVERED TO SWEDES
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-20 13:12:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM IAEA SY SW
09TBILISI1730GEORGIA: PREPARED TO SUPPORT USG ON IRAN, BUT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-16 14:10:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PREL PARM IAEA IR AORC GG
09TBILISI1931GEORGIA IDENTIFIES SHERPA FOR NUCLEAR SECURITY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-23 15:16:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ENRG PREL PTER TRGY IAEA GG
09TBILISI92GEORGIA: ANNOUNCEMENT ON RATIFICATION OF U.S.-IAEA
[...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Division of Americas desk officer Nana Shonia on January 13. She promised to relay the information to the appropriate MFA officials. TEFFT [...]
2009-01-20 13:45:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDAORC IAEA ENRG NPT PREL KNNP TRGY KTIA PARM
09TELAVIV1933ISRAEL: NEXT MONTH PIVOTAL REGARDING IRAN
[...] (S) Summary: The GOI views a number of important meetings in September -- including the P5 1 Foreign Ministers, the IAEA Board of Governors, the UN General Assembly and the G-20 -- as pivotal in determining the next course of action regarding Iran's nuclear program. According to MFA Director [...]
2009-09-03 12:32:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL KNNP PGOV IAEA IR RU CH IS
09TELAVIV2019GLOBAL NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT
[...] (C) PolCouns delivered the President's invitation regarding a global nuclear security summit (reftel) to PM Netanyahu's National Security Advisor Uzi Arad on September 13. Arad described press speculation that Israel would not attend the conference as "nonsense," adding that he could see no [...]
2009-09-14 14:58:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALMNUC PARM PTER PREL IAEA IS
09TELAVIV2020RESPONSE TO MEETING REQUEST WITH EGYPTIANS ON
[...] (C) Summary: Per reftel, polmiloff on September 14 raised with MFA Director for Arms Control Rodica Radian-Gordon the possibility of meeting with Egyptian officials shortly following the IAEA General Conference (GC) in order to initiate discussion on advancing a Middle East free of weapons of [...]
2009-09-14 15:13:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALAORC PARM PREL KNNP IAEA EG IS
09TOKYO1193GOJ STRATEGY FOR IAEA ELECTION; REQUEST FOR
[...] (U) Please note action request contained in para 5. 2. (SBU) The GOJ is aware of and greatly appreciates U.S. advocacy on behalf of its candidate for International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General, according to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Non-proliferation, Science, and [...]
2009-05-27 03:46:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPARM ENRG TRGY PUNE IAEA JA
09TOKYO1268MOFA COMMENTS ON IAEA BUDGET INCREASE
[...] (C//NF) Summary: Japan's official position of supporting zero growth in the IAEA budget has not changed, but within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA),officials are moving to relax the policy in an attempt to reach a compromise position between the U.S. and those countries supporting zer [...]
2009-06-05 07:53:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNAORC ENRG IAEA KNNP PREL UN JA
09TOKYO1327DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON INTERNATIONAL FUEL BANK
[...] (SBU) Japan supports open discussions of fuel bank proposals at the upcoming International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors meeting. Energy Attach and Econoff delivered demarche points contained in ref June 8 to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Non-Proliferation, Science and N [...]
2009-06-12 06:49:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG KNNP TRGY PREL PUNE IAEA JA
09TOKYO1335IAEA: JAPAN PROMISES STRONG STATEMENTS ON SYRIA
[...] (C) Econoffs delivered points contained if ref regarding statements on Syria and Iran at the upcoming IAEA BOG meeting to MOFA Non-proliferation, Science and Nuclear Energy Division Director Tomiko Ichikawa June 12. Ichikawa said Japan agrees fully with the U.S. call for strong statements an [...]
2009-06-12 08:39:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM IAEA MNUC TRGY JA
09TOKYO1387DELAY TO COMPLETION DATE FOR JAPAN'S MOX
[...] (U) The scheduled completion date for Japan's program of converting Light Water Reactors (LWRs) so that they are able to use Mixed Plutonium Uranium Oxide (MOX) fuel has slipped from 2010 to 2015. Japan's Federation of Electric Power Companies (FEPC) issued a press release announcing the revi [...]
2009-06-19 06:06:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDENRG KNNP TRGY PREL PUNE IAEA JA
09TOKYO1464IAEA ELECTIONS- JAPAN'S CAMPAIGN AND REQUESTS FOR
[...] (C) Summary: The GOJ would appreciate continued U.S. outreach to IAEA board members in support of Yukiya Amano's candidacy for IAEA Director General. MOFA Non-proliferation Director Ichikawa told emboffs June 29 the GOJ would like the USG to emphasize to other member states the need to resolv [...]
2009-06-29 10:00:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPARM ENRG TRGY PUNE IAEA JA
09TOKYO2057DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IAEA REPORTS ON IRAN AND SYRIA
[...] (C) Econoff delivered the demarche and nonpaper contained in reftel to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Non-proliferation, Science, and Nuclear Energy Division Principle Deputy Director Naoto Nakahara and Deputy Director Katsura Sasaki September 4. Nakahara said Japan fully agrees with the [...]
2009-09-08 01:13:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPARM KNNP MNUC IAEA JA
09TOKYO2138DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IAEA GENERAL CONFERENCE
[...] (SBU) Econoff delivered the demarche contained in reftel to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Non-proliferation, Science, and Nuclear Energy Division Deputy Director Naoto Ito September 15th. Ito agreed with USG concerns about Middle East issues dominating the agenda, and said Japan's missi [...]
2009-09-15 07:14:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PARM PREL KNNP IAEA EG IS JA
09TOKYO2162EXPANDING THE CHORUS ON IRAN
[...] (C) On September 16, Embassy Poloff delivered reftel demarche seeking to expand the number of countries encouraging Iran to take advantage of the P5 plus 1 proposal to MOFA Second Middle East Division Principal Deputy Director Yukiya Hamamoto. Poloff expressed appreciation for Japan's continu [...]
2009-09-16 06:06:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM IAEA PREL AORC IR JA
09TOKYO2190JAPANESE REQUEST FOR CHANGE TO/COMMENTS ON DRAFT
[...] (U) This cable is an action request. Please see para 9. 2. (S) Summary: The GOJ is concerned there is an inconsistency in one paragraph of the draft UNSC Resolution on Nuclear Nonproliferation and Nuclear Disarmament, and would like to propose alternate wording to resolve Japan's concern [...]
2009-09-18 05:45:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPARM KNNP UNSC IAEA JA
09TOKYO249JAPAN POINTS OF CONTACT FOR THE NUCLEAR
[...] (SBU) As requested in ref, Econoff contacted the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) regarding the appropriate points of contact for NPT-related matters February 2. Arms Control and Disarmament Division Deputy Director Shigeru Umetsu confirmed his office has the lead for NPT matters, in coordin [...]
2009-02-02 08:40:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC CDG KNNP MNUC PARM NPT ENRG UNGA IAEA JA
09TOKYO2615DAS KANG AND DELEGATION'S MEETINGS WITH GOJ ON THE FUTURE OF THE IAEA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-12 08:02:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PUNE ENRG IAEA JA
09TOKYO45DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL;
[...] This message contains an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (SBU) Econoff delivered demarche points contained in ref to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Nonproliferation, Science, and Nuclear Energy Division Deputy Director Naoto Ito and Special Assistant for Nuclear Issues Toshio K [...]
2009-01-08 08:01:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC IAEA ENRG NPT PREL KNNP TRGY KTIA PARM
09TOKYO46JAPANESE ADVOCACY FOR IAEA CANDIDATE, UPCOMING
[...] (U) This message contains an action request, please see para 6. 2. (SBU) Post appreciates reftel readout from Vienna on the IAEA DG election. In a discussion which touched on this issue, Econoff met with Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Nonproliferation, Science, and Nuclear Energy Div [...]
2009-01-08 08:02:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALAORC PREL IAEA KNNP SF PARM MNUC ENRG TRGY
09TOKYO462DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON IAEA REPORTS ON IRAN AND
[...] (SBU) Econoff delivered demarche contained in reftel to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Non-proliferation, Science, and Nuclear Energy Division officers responsible for Iran and Syria February 24. Similarly, poloff delivered the points to contacts in MOFA's First and Second Middle East D [...]
2009-03-02 06:31:00Embassy TokyoSECRETKNNP PARM IAEA MNUC IR SYR TRGY JA
09TOKYO512FORMER JAPANESE OFFICIAL'S VIEWS ON NPT REVIEW
[...] (C) Summary: Econoff met March 4 with Ambassador Nobuyasu Abe, head of the MOFA-affiliated Center for the Promotion of Nonproliferation and Disarmament (CPNPD) to discuss Japan's position on the 2010 NPT review conference. Abe said Japan understands "nothing gets accomplished at the conference [...]
2009-03-06 08:04:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALAORC KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV UNGA IAEA NPT JA
09TOKYO822FOREIGN MINISTER NAKASONE ASKS CODEL MCCAIN FOR
[...] (C) At the conclusion of an April 9 meeting between Foreign Minister Nakasone and Senators John McCain (R-AZ),Lindsey Graham (R-SC),and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN),Nakasone briefly raised the issue of the recent IAEA election. He reminded the CODEL that despite U.S. support, Ambassador Amano ha [...]
2009-04-10 06:02:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALKNNP AORC PREL IAEA JA
09TOKYO981FOREIGN MINISTER CALLS FOR 11 BENCHMARKS FOR GLOBAL NUCLEAR
[...] (U) Summary: Japanese Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone outlined 11 benchmarks for promoting global nuclear disarmament in an April 27 speech in Tokyo, while calling on nuclear powers to ensure transparency and reduce their nuclear weapon stockpiles. Notable benchmarks included: transparency [...]
2009-04-28 22:14:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM MNUC ENRG TRGY PUNE IAEA JA
09TRIPOLI437LIBYA'S FORMER NUCLEAR CENTER DIRECTOR RESURFACES
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-04 12:44:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALKNNP AORC IAEA PGOV LY
09TRIPOLI621RARE MEETING WITH LIBYAN ATOMIC ENERGY CHIEF LEAVES KEY LEAVES KEY QUESTIONS UNANSWERED REF: A) TRIPOLI 437; B) STATE 74778; C) TRIPOLI 436; D) TRIPOLI 599 TRIPOLI 00000621 001.2 OF 002 CLASSIFIED BY: Gene Cretz, Ambassador, U.S. Embassy Tripoli, Department of State. REASON: 1.4 (b),(d)
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-03 15:13:00Embassy TripoliSECRET//NOFORNPINR MNUC KNNP AORC IAEA PGOV PREL LY
09TRIPOLI696LIBYA MOVING FORWARD ON NUCLEAR SPENT FUEL AGREEMENT
[...] (C) Summary: Libya is moving toward completion of its commitment to return its highly-enriched uranium to Russia under the rubric of the tri-lateral agreement (TSCC) and, at this point, appears likely to meet the September 30 deadline for fuel transfer. The MFA informed the Charge August 27 t [...]
2009-08-27 15:55:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP ENRG TRGY IAEA PINR TSPL TPHY TNGD
09TRIPOLI794CLOSING IN ON SIGNING THE U.S.-LIBYA HIGHLY ENRICHED URANIUM
[...] (S/NF) Summary: According to a visiting Department of Energy official, negotiations over the text of the agreement to transfer spent nuclear fuel to Russia are almost complete. The main sticking points concern questions of liability and are expected to be resolved in a few days. Our main inte [...]
2009-10-05 15:07:00Embassy TripoliSECRET//NOFORNPREL KNNP ENRG TRGY IAEA PINR TSPL TPHY TNGD
09TRIPOLI870LIBYA & U.S. SIGN HIGHLY-ENRICHED URANIUM TRANSFER AGREEMENT REF: TRIPOLI 794
[...] (S/NF) On October 28, Libya and the U.S. signed the bilateral agreement for the transfer from Libya to Russia of Libyan Highly-enriched Uranium (HEU). The Ambassador signed for the U.S., and Dr. Ali Gashut of Libya's Atomic Energy Establishment signed on behalf of Libya. No press was in attendance, [...]
2009-10-28 15:29:00Embassy TripoliSECRET//NOFORNPREL KNNP ENRG TRGY IAEA PINR TSPL TPHY TNGD
09TRIPOLI886ISN/CTR VISIT: LIBYA MOVES FORWARD ON SCIENTIST ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS REF: A) TRIPOLI 437, B) TRIPOLI 212, C) TRIPOLI 436, D) TRIPOLI 482, E) TRIPOLI 476, F) TRIPOLI 490, G) TRIPOLI 795 TRIPOLI 00000886 001.2 OF 004
[...] (S/NF) Summary: The Libyan government warmly greeted the Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation's Office of Cooperative Threat Reduction (ISN/CTR),team leader Kathryn Insley and program manager D.A. Brown, on ISN/CTR's first official trip to Libya since November 2008. This visit was [...]
2009-11-03 14:38:00Embassy TripoliSECRET//NOFORNKNNP AORC IAEA PGOV LY IT
09TUNIS115DEMARCHE DELIVERED: TO FORWARD-LEANING RECIPIENT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-02 12:04:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC ENRG KNNP IAEA TS
09TUNIS691AMBASSADOR RAISES IRAN WITH FOREIGN MINISTER
[...] (C) During his September 17 call on Foreign Minister Abdelwaheb Abdallah, the Ambasador raised the lack of sufficient Iranian cooperation with the IAEA. He encouraged the Minister to express Tunisian concerns on the issue publicly when the Minister speaks at the UN General Assembly. The Amba [...]
2009-09-17 15:28:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM IAEA PREL AORC IR TS
09TUNIS726REACHING OUT TO THE GOT ON CIVIL NUCLEAR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-02 09:12:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY TS
09TUNIS913 TUNISIA: THE 2010 NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-17 16:09:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP PARM ENRG PREL IAEA NPT MNUC KTBT TS
09UNVIEVIENNA10IAEA/DG: AMANO DOES NOT THE WEOG
[...] (C) Japanese Governor and IAEA DG candidate Yukiya Amano gave a proficient but uninspiring performance in his campaign pitch to a friendly Western Europe and Others Group (WEOG) audience on January 8. Amano provided short and informed responses on an array of policy and management issues, but [...]
2009-01-13 11:52:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC PREL PARM MNUC TRGY IAEA JA SF
09UNVIEVIENNA104IAEA/DG: ELBARADEI MOVING FORWARD ON FUEL BANKS
[...] (C) Ambassador Schulte assured Director General ElBaradei of steadfast U.S. support for the IAEA on March 13. The DG looked to U.S. leadership on budget issues. In a detailed discussion of fuel bank proposals, ElBaradei expressed increased optimism that the stage had been set for a good Boar [...]
2009-03-16 11:46:00UNVIESECRETAORC PREL ENRG TRGY KNNP MNUC IAEA IR SY
09UNVIEVIENNA107IAEA/ISRAEL/GAZA: ARAB STATES SILENT ON GAZA
[...] (C) We expected that Arab states/NAM might use the IAEA Board of Governors meeting the week of March 2 as a platform for expressing outrage over the recent war in Gaza. Our expectations were wrong. The Arab group had positioned itself to link Gaza to nuclear safety by claiming a possible h [...]
2009-03-16 14:50:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC MNUC PREL SENV IAEA XF IS
09UNVIEVIENNA109GUIDANCE REQUEST: SEEKING PRINCIPLED SUPPORT FOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: (This is a guidance request. Please see paras 12-13.) Director General ElBaradei stepped forward last month with a proposal to increase the IAEA's regular budget by 23 percent. Member States are generally unhappy with the proposal, but are waiting on tenterhooks for the U.S. [...]
2009-03-17 14:55:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PREL KNNP IAEA EAID UN
09UNVIEVIENNA11IAEA/2020: A LOW-RISK FORUM FOR DISCUSSING THE
[...] (U) Summary: IAEA Board Vice Chair Kauppi intends to preside over informal deliberations on the long-term future of the Agency, putting to use, guardedly, the Commission of Eminent Persons report of spring 2008. Kauppi's plan entails monthly meetings on six major topics, such as nuclear power [...]
2009-01-14 07:06:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIAEA AORC KNNP UN PREL
09UNVIEVIENNA112NPT PREPCOM CHAIR CONSULTS IN VIENNA
[...] (SBU) Rounding out consultations in New York and Geneva, NPT Prepcom Chairman Zimbabwe UN Permrep Bonafice Chidyausiku reviewed preparations for the 2009 Prepcom with approximately two dozen states parties in Vienna March 16. The first priority for the Prepcom would be to adopt the 2010 Revcom [...]
2009-03-18 11:41:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY
09UNVIEVIENNA115 UNVIE Reorganizes to Support Administration's Renewed
[...] Summary: UNVIE has realigned Mission responsibilities to reflect the priorities of the new Administration. Specifically, the old Nuclear Terrorism and Export Control Section is now the Arms Control Section with a primary focus on bringing into force an effective CTBT. Responsibility for nucl [...]
2009-03-20 11:06:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT IAEA AORC KTBT MNUC PTER PARM
09UNVIEVIENNA116IAEA/IRAN: P5+1 EXPERTS MEETING USEFUL MECHANISM
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-20 12:22:00UNVIECONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNAORC IR IAEA KNNP MNUC
09UNVIEVIENNA12IAEA: COMPLETION OF THIRD GLOBAL NUCLEAR ENERGY PARTNERSHIP
[...] This cable is for information only. 2. Summary: The GNEP Infrastructure Development Working Group (IDWG) held its third meeting on December 8, 2008, in Vienna, Austria in conjunction with a workshop on Radioactive Waste Management and a Resources and Gaps Workshop on December 9. The U.S. [...]
2009-01-14 07:25:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY KNNP IAEA
09UNVIEVIENNA120IAEA BUDGET: BOARD VICE CHAIR PROBES ON U.S. AMBITIONS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Romanian Ambassador, vice chairman of the IAEA Board and in charge of budget negotiations, pointedly asked Ambassador Schulte on March 20 whether the U.S. position on the IAEA budget would reflect U.S. campaign promises. Ambassador replied that Washington was looking closely [...]
2009-03-23 15:57:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY EAID
09UNVIEVIENNA121IAEA: DISCUSSION WITH IAEA ON IMPLEMENTATION OF U.S.
[...] (SBU) Officials of the United States Government and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) met in Vienna on March 3, 2009, to discuss matters related to the implementation of the U.S.-IAEA Additional Protocol. IAEA officials confirmed that the Agency was prepared for the United States [...]
2009-03-24 07:26:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY CVIS
09UNVIEVIENNA122LIBYA/NUCLEAR MEDICINE CENTER: PRESSING ALI
[...] (C) Summary: On the margins of the March IAEA Board of Governors meeting, MsnOff and ISN/RA (Jody Daniel) discussed the status of the U.S.-Libyan nuclear medicine center project with Ali Gashut (who was representing Libya at the Board meeting) and Libyan MsnOff Salah El-Mesallati. MsnOff and [...]
2009-03-25 07:07:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALIAEA KNNP AORC LY
09UNVIEVIENNA126IAEA/TECHNICAL COOPERATION: SECRETARIAT SAYS SYRIA
[...] (C) DCM and Canadian colleague Terry Wood met with the IAEA,s new Director for Technical Cooperation (TC) in Asia, Mr. Dazhu Yang, March 20 to probe the status of the controversial Syria TC project "Conducting a Technical and Economic Feasibility Study and Site Selection for a Nuclear Power [...]
2009-03-25 13:12:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALENRG IAEA ETTC KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY BEXP SY
09UNVIEVIENNA128 IAEA/DG ELECTION: FIRST DAY INCONCLUSIVE, AMANO
[...] (S) The first three rounds of balloting for the IAEA Director General election on March 26 proved inconclusive, with neither candidate able to command the required two-thirds majority of the 35-member Board. The vote tally was 21(Amano)-14(Minty)-0 in the first round; 20(Amano)-15(Minty)-0 in [...]
2009-03-26 15:09:00UNVIESECRETAORC PREL PARM TRGY IAEA KNNP JA SF
09UNVIEVIENNA132IAEA/DG: AMANO LOSES BY ONE VOTE, SLATE WIPED CLEAN
[...] (C) Despite an intensive and successful overnight lobbying campaign, Japanese Governor Amano fell one vote short of the required two-thirds majority to be appointed IAEA Director General. In this second day of balloting, March 27, the Board of Governors held three votes in succession: first, a [...]
2009-03-27 14:49:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC PREL PARM TRGY IAEA KNNP JA SF
09UNVIEVIENNA14IAEA/IRAN: SEEKING A UNIFIED EU3+3 APPROACH IN
[...] (S) Ambassador Schulte called a meeting of EU3 3 Ambassadors on January 13 to solicit input on how to overcome Iran's current "blockage" of its nuclear file at the IAEA. The EU3 and U.S. counseled against allowing the upcoming March Board to be another replay of do-nothing September and Novemb [...]
2009-01-15 08:36:00UNVIESECRETPREL IAEA KNNP AORC MNUC PARM IR
09UNVIEVIENNA141IAEA/DG RACE: CANDIDATES NEED APPLY
[...] (C) Summary: Former Board Chairs Chilean Ambassador Milenko Skoknic and former Slovenian Ambassador Ernesto Petric separately informed Ambassador Schulte April 1-2 that their respective governments are considering nominating them for IAEA Director General. Chile is consulting with other Latin [...]
2009-04-06 12:02:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC PREL PARM TRGY IAEA KNNP JA SF SI CI MY
09UNVIEVIENNA143BEGINNING THE RIGHTSIZING OF THE IAEA OFFICE OF NUCLEAR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. An IAEA Office of Nuclear Security (ONS) presentation on the proposed IAEA 2010-2011 budget emphasized plans to re-organize, increase staff, and become a more focused operation if the proposed IAEA budget increase is approved. The increase in regular budget resources for ONS wo [...]
2009-04-06 15:34:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY PTER EAID
09UNVIEVIENNA144BEGINNING THE RIGHTSIZING OF THE IAEA OFFICE OF NUCLEAR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. An IAEA Office of Nuclear Security (ONS) presentation on the proposed IAEA 2010-2011 budget emphasized plans to re-organize, increase staff, and become a more focused operation if the proposed IAEA budget increase is approved. The increase in regular budget resources for ONS wo [...]
2009-04-06 15:35:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY PTER EAID
09UNVIEVIENNA145IAEA/PACT: IRAQ BEGINS CONSULTATIONS ON NATIONAL CANCER
[...] (U) In spring 2008, Mission provided, through the Embassy Baghdad Health Attache's office, an IAEA Program of Action for Cancer Therapy (PACT) "imPACT" questionnaire, which the Iraqi Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Science and Technology completed in August 2008. PACT subsequently prod [...]
2009-04-06 15:37:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL IAEA TRGY TBIO AORC IZ
09UNVIEVIENNA148IAEA STAFFING: AMCIT OPPORTUNITIES AND PROSPECTS
[...] (SBU) Introduction: Mission continues to monitor senior-level positions throughout the IAEA Secretariat with an eye toward placing well-qualified Americans in positions of interest. Following is a break-down of current and upcoming senior-level vacancies by department, indicating both opport [...]
2009-04-06 16:07:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA
09UNVIEVIENNA149WORKING TO CLARIFY THE IAEA'S POLICY ON PROGRAM
[...] (SBU) Summary: The IAEA has made progress on the issue of Program Support Costs (PSCs) with the recent release of an official policy that addresses some - but not all - transparency issues raised by the U.S. and Geneva Group (reftels). Ambassador met with IAEA officials to define these issues [...]
2009-04-07 09:10:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC IAEA KNNP TRGY PREL UN
09UNVIEVIENNA156IAEA DG RACE: ECHAVARRI IN, PETRIC AND OTHERS
[...] (S) Summary: IAEA DG ElBaradei on April 8 privately expressed regret that the first round of the selection process for his successor had cut, as he saw it, along North-South lines. He said Spain had formally nominated OECD nuclear agency chief Echavarri, Slovenia's nomination of Chief Justic [...]
2009-04-09 10:41:00UNVIESECRETAORC PREL KNNP IAEA
09UNVIEVIENNA160CTITF: IAEA HQ ON PROPOSED WMD TERRORIST ATTACK
[...] (U) Upon receipt of reftel Mission queried the IAEA office of External Relations and Policy Coordination (EXPO) about the post-incident response exercise proposed in New York and draft paper on "preventing and responding to WMD terrorist attacks." We asked how the initiative relates to the IA [...]
2009-04-10 06:43:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PTER PARM PREL UNSC IAEA
09UNVIEVIENNA162IAEA/DPRK: INSPECTORS ASKED TO LEAVE NORTH KOREA
[...] (C) DDG for Safeguards Olli Heinonen informed the Mission on April 14 that IAEA inspectors at Yongbyon were asked to leave North Korea "as early as possible." North Korea asked the inspectors to remove Agency seals from Yongbyon facilities (approximately 100 seals at the reprocessing facilit [...]
2009-04-14 14:59:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC IAEA KN KNNP
09UNVIEVIENNA163IAEA: COORDINATION OF INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE TO MEMBER
[...] (SBU) Summary: On March 27, MsnOffs met with a group of senior IAEA managers to discuss coordination of infrastructure assistance activities related to the expansion of nuclear power. Graham Andrew, S&T Advisor to Director General ElBaradei, requested the meeting in response to Mission's invit [...]
2009-04-14 15:31:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY BEXP EAID
09UNVIEVIENNA164IAEA/DPRK: INSPECTORS IN PYONGYANG; TO DEPART
[...] (S) IAEA officials informed Mission on April 15 that its inspectors had completed the removal of seals and containment and surveillance measures and arrived in Pyongyang. The IAEA left its equipment at the Yongbyon nuclear center and will decide how to handle the return of equipment "later." [...]
2009-04-15 15:24:00UNVIESECRETAORC IAEA KN KNNP
09UNVIEVIENNA165IAEA: ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS ON MAPPING PRODUCT
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 5. 2. (S) Msnoff met with Acting Head of the Satellite Imagery Analysis Unit's (SIAU),Karen Steinmaus (AMCIT) on March 16 to deliver reftel points. Steinmaus appreciated the U.S. response and provided additional clarity on the IAEA's inte [...]
2009-04-16 11:59:00UNVIESECRETIAEA AORC KNNP TRGY MNUC
09UNVIEVIENNA166IRAQ-WMD-RESTRICTIONS: DISCUSSING HOW VIENNA COULD
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Schulte met with Embassy Baghdad and Washington ISN/RA, NEA/I, and L/NPV on April 1 over Secure VTC to discuss WMD-related UN Chapter VII Resolutions on Iraq. Ambassador Schulte noted that the U.S. Mission to International Organizations in Vienna is willing to assis [...]
2009-04-16 15:12:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC IAEA IZ KNNP
09UNVIEVIENNA167IAEA SAFEGUARDS BUDGET ADVOCACY
[...] (SBU) Summary: At UNVIE request, IAEA DDG/Safeguards briefed Geneva Group members on April 15 regarding his department's 2010/11 budget proposal. Heinonen made a compelling case for the proposed budget increase, but key member states appear to remain skeptical. Heinonen began by explaining w [...]
2009-04-17 06:27:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PARM KNNP IAEA
09UNVIEVIENNA168IAEA SAFEGUARDS BUDGET ADVOCACY
[...] (SBU) Summary: At UNVIE request, IAEA DDG/Safeguards briefed Geneva Group members on April 15 regarding his department's 2010/11 budget proposal. Heinonen made a compelling case for the proposed budget increase, but key member states appear to remain skeptical. Heinonen began by explaining w [...]
2009-04-17 06:27:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PARM KNNP IAEA
09UNVIEVIENNA174IAEA BUDGET HAWKS MOBILIZING
[...] (SBU) Summary: IAEA regional groups have begun clarifying their positions on the IAEA draft budget in preparation for the April 27-28 meeting of the Program and Budget Committee (PBC). Most Member States have criticized Director General ElBaradei's proposed increase of 23 percent, but there ar [...]
2009-04-17 15:29:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PREL KNNP IAEA UN
09UNVIEVIENNA176IAEA DG RACE: ECHAVARRI PITCHES FOR U.S. SUPPORT;
[...] (C) This is an action message. UNVIE proposes USG consider whether or at what juncture officials in Washington should receive Luis Echavarri, candidate for the office of Director General of the IAEA, for an exchange of views about the Agency and an assessment of his potential if Japanese Amb [...]
2009-04-21 16:47:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC PREL KNNP IAEA SP JA MY SI
09UNVIEVIENNA177IAEA DG RACE: ECHAVARRI PITCHES FOR U.S. SUPPORT;
[...] (C) This is an action message. UNVIE proposes USG consider whether or at what juncture officials in Washington should receive Luis Echavarri, candidate for the office of Director General of the IAEA, for an exchange of views about the Agency and an assessment of his potential if Japanese Amb [...]
2009-04-22 07:23:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC PREL KNNP IAEA SP JA MY SI
09UNVIEVIENNA178IAEA/DG RACE: MINTY RE-ENTERS RACE, CHANGING THE
[...] (S) The IAEA Secretariat confirmed that South Africa had officially submitted its re-nomination of Governor Abdul Minty for Director General April 21. Minty's performance in the first round proves he cannot win, but he has emerged as a standard-bearer for the "non-aligned" members of the IAEA. [...]
2009-04-22 14:41:00UNVIESECRETAORC PREL KNNP IAEA SP JA MY SI SF
09UNVIEVIENNA180IAEA/DG RACE: BELGIUM TO THROW HAT IN THE RING
[...] (C) Following earlier reports (ref a) of a possible Belgian candidacy for IAEA Director General, the Belgian Mission confirmed April 24 that the nomination of Jean-Pol Poncelet, though not yet official, would be submitted either later the same day or early April 27 (the last day for nominatio [...]
2009-04-24 11:44:00UNVIESECRETAORC PREL KNNP IAEA SP JA MY SI SF BE
09UNVIEVIENNA182IAEA BUDGET: G-77 OPENS DOOR TO SAFEGUARDS, CLOSES
[...] (SBU) Summary: IAEA Member States have refined their positions in preparation for the April 27-28 meeting of the Program and Budget Committee (PBC). There is growing support for a real increase, but Member States await a U.S. position to galvanize the discussion. Individual European hardliner [...]
2009-04-24 13:31:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC PREL KNNP IAEA UN
09UNVIEVIENNA189IAEA/DG RACE: FIVE CANDIDATES AT CLOSE OF
[...] (S) As of the close of nominations April 27, there are five official candidates for IAEA Director General: Yukiya Amano (Japan),Abdul Minty (South Africa),Luis Echavarri (Spain),Jean-Pol Poncelet (Belgium) and Ernest Petric (Slovenia). No further candidates can join the race at this junct [...]
2009-04-28 16:28:00UNVIESECRETAORC PREL KNNP IAEA SP JA MY SI SF BE
09UNVIEVIENNA19NOTIFICATION OF SANCTIONS: A.Q.KHAN AND ASSOCIATES
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-21 14:40:00UNVIESECRETETTC EFIN PARM MNUC KNNP IAEA
09UNVIEVIENNA190IAEA/DPRK: INSPECTIONS DIRECTOR DOUBTS NORTH KOREA
[...] (U) This is an action request, see para 3. 2. (S) Director of Safeguards Division Operations A, Marco Marzo, told MsnOff on April 28 that he did not believe North Korea could have begun reprocessing the spent fuel by April 25, as the DPRK claims. (Note: North Korea publicly announced on A [...]
2009-04-28 17:26:00UNVIESECRETAORC IAEA KN KNNP
09UNVIEVIENNA192IAEA/IRAN: P5+1 EXPERTS MEETING USEFUL MECHANISM FOR TECHNICAL DIALOGUE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-29 11:35:00UNVIECONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNAORC IR IAEA KNNP MNUC
09UNVIEVIENNA193IAEA/IRAQ: FORMALLY FINDING IRAQ IN COMPLIANCE
[...] (S) Key IAEA officials advised MsnOff in separate discussions that there is no question within the IAEA Secretariat that Iraq is in full compliance with its safeguards obligations. However, Laura Rockwood of the IAEA's Office of Legal Affairs (OLA) noted that the Agency has not "formally" com [...]
2009-04-29 15:54:00UNVIESECRETAORC IAEA IZ KNNP
09UNVIEVIENNA196IAEA/TC: TECHNICAL COOPERATION REFORM PRIORITIES
[...] (C) As the Mission continues to monitor TC projects, participate in Future of the Agency discussions, and attend regional TC planning meetings, several management shortcomings have come to light: a lack of transparency, lack of sustainable project planning, a lack of measurable performance ind [...]
2009-04-30 12:43:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY EAID
09UNVIEVIENNA198IAEA/RANF: RUSSIA SEES PROGRESS; BEIJING
[...] (SBU) Sumamry: Ambassador's recent bilateral exchanges in Vienna and Beijing on multilateral nuclear fuel arrangements included encouraging signs for pragmatic discussion in the June IAEA Board of Governors meeting, paving the way to positive Board action in September. Advancing the dialogue [...]
2009-04-30 15:34:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC ENRG PREL KNNP IAEA
09UNVIEVIENNA2IAEA/DG: NOMINATIONS DEADLINE CLOSES WITH ONLY
[...] (C) At the close of the December 31 deadline, only Japan and South Africa had submitted nominations for IAEA Director General, Japanese Governor Yukiya Amano and South African Governor Abdul Minty. This ends all speculation about other candidates emerging in the first round of voting. The Boa [...]
2009-01-05 15:23:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC PREL IAEA KNNP JA SF
09UNVIEVIENNA201U.S. STIRS UP IAEA BUDGET TALKS, LEAVES THE WAY
[...] (SBU) Summary: (This is a guidance request. Please see paragraphs 15 - 17.) The U.S. delegation achieved its primary goal during budget negotiations at the IAEA this week to leave the door open to a "meaningful, real increase." While the U.S. was alone in its strong appeal for a budget incr [...]
2009-05-04 15:29:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC PREL KNNP IAEA UN
09UNVIEVIENNA204IAEA/TC: TC RESOURCE MOBILIZATION STRATEGY AND METHODOLOGY
[...] (U) Summary: The IAEA's Technical Cooperation (TC) Department remains bound by convention and inadequately ambitious with regard to identifying new funding sources and partnership models. TC efforts to elaborate a resource mobilization strategy reflect awareness that major contributors (espec [...]
2009-05-06 09:36:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ENRG TRGY EAID KNNP IAEA
09UNVIEVIENNA208PAKISTAN - IAEA AND UNODC EFFORTS TO HELP GOP COUNTER
[...] (SBU) The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has several ongoing activities with Pakistan that deal with nuclear and radiological security, training, regulatory development, safety, and equipment certification. Another Vienna-based International Organization, UNODC, is engaged with Paki [...]
2009-05-07 15:30:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PTER KNNP ENRG TRGY IAEA KCRM SNAR PK
09UNVIEVIENNA209IAEA/DG RACE: ECHAVARRI MAKES A STRONG SHOWING
[...] (C) Spanish DG candidate Luis Echavarri emerged the clear "winner" over Belgian candidate Jean-Pol Poncelet in a joint meeting of the two candidates with the Western European and Others Group (WEOG) May 6. Drawing on his 25 years of experience in the nuclear field, Echavarri demonstrated solid [...]
2009-05-07 16:39:00UNVIESECRETAORC PREL KNNP IAEA SP JA MY SI SF BE
09UNVIEVIENNA218IAEA/EGYPT: SAFEGUARDS IMPLEMENTATION REPORT CITES
[...] (SBU) The IAEA's Safeguards Implementation Report (SIR) for 2008, an annual report on safeguards worldwide, includes a country-specific section on Egypt citing for the first time an ongoing investigation of findings in 2007 and 2008 of HEU and LEU particles at the Inshas research center. The k [...]
2009-05-08 15:34:00UNVIESECRETPARM PREL KNNP IAEA MNUC EG
09UNVIEVIENNA219IAEA BOARD CHAIR TAKES THE BUDGET IN HAND
[...] (SBU) Summary: The IAEA Secretariat has developed a new budget proposal for 2010-2011 that takes the previous proposal of a 23 percent increase over two years and "stretches" it over four years. The effort is likely a face-saving measure that recognizes the reality of the global economic dow [...]
2009-05-11 12:39:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC PREL KNNP IAEA UN
09UNVIEVIENNA220IAEA/EGYPT: SAFEGUARDS IMPLEMENTATION REPORT CITES INVESTIGATION OF LEU/HEU PARTICLES FOUND AT INSHAS NUCLEAR CENTER
[...] (SBU) The IAEA's Safeguards Implementation Report (SIR) for 2008, an annual report on safeguards worldwide, includes a country-specific section on Egypt citing for the first time an ongoing investigation of findings in 2007 and 2008 of HEU and LEU particles at the Inshas research center. The k [...]
2009-05-11 14:16:00UNVIESECRETEG IAEA KNNP MNUC PARM PREL
09UNVIEVIENNA221IAEA/SAFEGUARDS/BUDGET: LEADING WITH OUR STRONG
[...] (SBU) DDG for Safeguards Olli Heinonen recently told MsnOff that he has been approached by "many Missions" to inquire about "stretching out" the funding for the requested upgrades to the Safeguards Analytical Laboratories (SAL),in particular replacement of the Nuclear Materials Laboratory (N [...]
2009-05-11 15:07:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY
09UNVIEVIENNA227DEEPENING IMPASSE IN IAEA BUDGET TALKS
[...] (SBU) Summary: IAEA Member States met on May 13 to "get down to business" on the budget. European hardliners have not relinquished their calls for a "revised" budget proposal based on zero growth. Nor has the G-77 progressed beyond general support for increases in technical cooperation and [...]
2009-05-13 15:43:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC PREL KNNP IAEA UN
09UNVIEVIENNA231IAEA: LOOKING AHEAD TO THE JUNE BOARD
[...] (C) The June 15-19 IAEA Board of Governors meeting will take place against the backdrop of impasse over the 2010 budget and the ongoing race for IAEA Director General, with an election likely later in June. The politics of the DG race will distract from the regular June Board meeting's overlo [...]
2009-05-18 11:11:00UNVIESECRETENRG PARM PREL KNPP IAEA IR KN IZ PK
09UNVIEVIENNA24IAEA/RANF: PROGRESS WITH RUSSIA ON ASSURED FUEL
[...] (SBU) The IAEA reports privately it is progressing toward concluding an agreement with Russia on the supply of LEU and on arranging the mechanics of an IAEA-administered fuel bank. IAEA Reserve at Angarsk Enrichment Center ----------------------------------------- 2. (C) The IAEA's he [...]
2009-01-22 16:24:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALENRG TRGY PREL IAEA RS
09UNVIEVIENNA240IAEA Symposium on Nuclear Security Relates Terrorism Threat
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The IAEA Nuclear Security Symposium, attended by over 500 participants representing over 90 countries, dealt with issues involved in protecting nuclear and other radioactive materials from the hands of criminals and provided a forum for discussions with nuclear security counterpa [...]
2009-05-26 16:25:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY
09UNVIEVIENNA241IAEA/BOARD/GC:TOUR D'HORIZON WITH EGYPTIAN
[...] (C) Ambassador and DCM had a generally positive exchange of views May 19 with Egyptian Ambassador Fawzi on priority issues for the June Board of Governors meeting and in anticipation of Egypt becoming the NAM Chair in July. The President's upcoming visit to Cairo and the perception that U.S.- [...]
2009-05-27 11:11:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC EG IAEA IR IS KNNP PARM PREL TRGY
09UNVIEVIENNA244IAEA/DG RACE: BOARD MEETS THE FIVE CANDIDATES
[...] (C) The five DG candidates each performed respectably at the informal Board session May 26 with no clear winner (full text of remarks emailed to Department.) Japanese candidate Amano tailored his intervention for G-77 consumption, highlighting that the IAEA should not be a nuclear watchdog bu [...]
2009-05-27 16:43:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC PREL KNNP IAEA SP JA SI SF BE
09UNVIEVIENNA251IAEA: SECOND ANALYTIC TRAINING SESSION PROVIDES
[...] (S) Summary. In response to a continuing request from the IAEA Safeguards Department for assistance in improving its analytic methods, the National Counterproliferation Center (NCPC),with the close support of CIA's Sherman Kent School, sponsored training for IAEA Safeguards officials in analy [...]
2009-05-29 15:43:00UNVIESECRETAORC KNNP IAEA
09UNVIEVIENNA252IAEA: GICNT JOINT DEMARCHE ON PROPOSED AGENDA FOR 2009
[...] This is an action request for ISN/WMDT. Please see para 4. 2. In a joint approach with Russian and Dutch colleagues, Mission delivered points as requested per REFTEL to IAEA Office of Nuclear Security Director, Anita Nilsson, encouraging her participation in the Global Initiative to Comba [...]
2009-05-29 16:21:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ENRG PARM KNNP PREL IAEA KGIC NL RS
09UNVIEVIENNA253 IAEA: JUNE BOARD PREVIEW AND ANALYSIS
[...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (SBU) The June 15-19 IAEA Board of Governors meeting will take place amid continuing uncertainty over the Director General election and budget negotiations (ref a.) Nevertheless, Mission will endeavor to take advantage of favorable attitudes toward the Pre [...]
2009-05-29 19:27:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY
09UNVIEVIENNA259 IAEA/SAFEGUARDS: HIGHLIGHTS OF 2009 U.S. SUPPORT PROGRAM
[...] (SBU) The U.S. Support Program (USSP) annual review meeting with the IAEA Department of Safeguards (SG) highlighted the new and ongoing 2008-2009 SG R&D Programme projects for which U.S. and other Member State support has been or will be requested. The overarching theme was the on-going shift [...]
2009-06-05 10:01:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIAEA OTRA KNNP TRGY AORC
09UNVIEVIENNA260IAEA/DG RACE: CAMPAIGN UPDATE FROM AMANO
[...] (S) Taking stock in advance of the June 9 straw poll, Japanese DG candidate Yukiya Amano provided Ambassador Schulte an update June 5 of Japan's world-wide wide campaign. The GOJ is pulling out all the stops on Amano's behalf, including contacts by PM Aso and at the FM level. Among the undec [...]
2009-06-05 12:06:00UNVIESECRETAORC PREL KNNP IAEA SP JA SI SF BE
09UNVIEVIENNA264IAEA/SYRIA: SECRETARIAT STILL SEEKING COOPERATION
[...] (SBU) The Director General's report on nuclear safeguards implementation in Syria, issued in the run-up to the June 15-19, 2009 Board of Governors meeting, concludes that "Syria needs to be more cooperative and transparent." The report indicates that Syria has not adequately responded to the [...]
2009-06-08 15:07:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALPREL PARM SY KN IAEA KNNP
09UNVIEVIENNA265IAEA/IRAN: DG REPORTS MORE OF THE SAME
[...] (C) The IAEA Director General's (DG) June 5 report on Iran, which confirms a lack of continuing cooperation that seems to have become the "status quo," again identifies Tehran's failures to abide by UN Security Council and Board requirements. Conveying a "matter of fact" tone, the report [...]
2009-06-08 15:38:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALKNNP AORC IAEA IR
09UNVIEVIENNA266IAEA/SYRIA: SECRETARIAT STILL SEEKING COOPERATION
[...] (SBU) The Director General's report on nuclear safeguards implementation in Syria, issued in the run-up to the June 15-19, 2009 Board of Governors meeting, concludes that "Syria needs to be more cooperative and transparent." The report indicates that Syria has not adequately responded to the [...]
2009-06-09 10:42:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALPREL PARM SY KN IAEA KNNP
09UNVIEVIENNA267LATEST IAEA PROPOSAL FRUSTRATES BUDGET HAWKS
[...] (SBU) Summary: IAEA budget hawks (UK, Germany, France, et. al.) are frustrated and annoyed that the IAEA Secretariat has not submitted a revised budget based on Zero Real Growth (ZRG). To their dismay, Board Vice Chair Feruta circulated a third budget proposal June 5 featuring a 12.7 percent [...]
2009-06-09 12:33:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC PREL KNNP IAEA UN
09UNVIEVIENNA268IAEA/DG RACE: AMANO MAKES A STRONG SHOWING IN
[...] (S) The results of the June 9 informal straw poll -- Amano 20, Minty 11, Echavarri 4, and Poncelet and Petric both 0 -- place Amano in good stead for the formal vote, which the Board Chair announced would be held over a two-day session on July 2-3. Certainly, the momentum is with Amano and man [...]
2009-06-09 13:25:00UNVIESECRETAORC PREL KNNP IAEA SP JA SI SF BE
09UNVIEVIENNA269IAEA/IRAQ: IRAQ SEEKING U.S. GUIDANCE FOR JUNE
[...] (SBU) Iraqi Ambassador Aqrawi told Ambassador Schulte on June 8 that Baghdad had instructed him earlier in the day to seek an Agenda item at the June 15-19 Board of Governors meeting on Iraqi compliance. Aqrawi shared that Board Chair Feroukhi discouraged a new agenda item at this late stage [...]
2009-06-09 15:02:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC IAEA IZ KNNP
09UNVIEVIENNA27IAEA PROGRAM SUPPORT COSTS - FORCING THE ISSUE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The issue of Program Support Costs (PSCs) at the IAEA has become increasingly irksome. The IAEA's unpublished policy of charging 7 percent PSCs has grown to include even the cost-free experts on loan to the IAEA from Member States, while continuing to exempt donations to the T [...]
2009-01-23 15:28:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIAEA AORC KNNP TRGY UN PREL CN UK
09UNVIEVIENNA270IAEA GIVES SOME INSIGHT INTO THE NEW 2010-2013 NUCLEAR
[...] (SBU)SUMMARY: The IAEA Office of Nuclear Security (ONS) is making a good faith effort to involve Member States in developing the next Nuclear Security Plan (NSP) for 2010 - 2013. A draft outline discussed initially June 4 and 5 follows the new organization structure ONS put forward in the draf [...]
2009-06-10 14:00:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY
09UNVIEVIENNA271IAEA/IRAQ: IRAQ COMPLIANCE AT JUNE 2009 BOARD
[...] (SBU) Ambassador Schulte passed ref A advice to Iraqi Ambassador Aqrawi on June 10, for which Aqrawi was grateful. Ambassador Schulte advised him to make a statement at the June Board of Governors meeting under Any Other Business (AOB) requesting the Secretariat to prepare a report on Iraq's [...]
2009-06-10 16:05:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC IAEA IZ KNNP
09UNVIEVIENNA273IAEA GIVES SOME INSIGHT INTO THE NEW 2010-2013 NUCLEAR
[...] (SBU)SUMMARY: The IAEA Office of Nuclear Security (ONS) is making a good faith effort to involve Member States in developing the next Nuclear Security Plan (NSP) for 2010 - 2013. A draft outline discussed initially June 4 and 5 follows the new organization structure ONS put forward in the draf [...]
2009-06-12 13:17:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY
09UNVIEVIENNA275REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE: BORROWING TO FUND IAEA
[...] (U) This is a request for guidance. Please see paragraph 12. 2. (U) Summary: Member States recognize the IAEA's infrastructure needs, but many are under instructions to reject the budgetary increases that would resolve them. As budget negotiations intensify, Canada, France, Germany, the [...]
2009-06-15 12:54:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC PREL KNNP IAEA UN
09UNVIEVIENNA276CODEL LOWEY AND WAXMAN,S VISIT WITH IAEA AND CTBTO
[...] (SBU) Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-NY) and Congressman Henry Waxman (D-CA) challenged IAEA DG ElBaradei's assessment of the threat Iran poses to Israel in a May 26 private meeting. ElBaradei used the opportunity to reiterate his views about international fuel banks, explain the IAEA's auth [...]
2009-06-15 14:32:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC MNUC PREL TRGY IR IAEA KNNP SY KN
09UNVIEVIENNA279DG ELBARADEI FUELS THE BUDGET DEBATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: IAEA Director General ElBaradei intervened during a session of the ongoing Board of Governors meeting to deliver an impassioned plea in favor of a budget increase. ElBaradei said "two decades" of zero growth had restricted the IAEA's ability to do its job, and warned that Member [...]
2009-06-17 14:58:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PREL KNNP IAEA UN
09UNVIEVIENNA281IAEA/JUNE BOARD: IRAQ SEEKS A CLEAN SLATE FROM THE
[...] (SBU) Summary. During June 17 IAEA Board of Governors deliberations, Iraq requested that an item be added to the September Board meeting agenda that addresses the cooperation between Iraq and the IAEA related to implementation of Iraq's IAEA safeguards obligations. Iraq asked for member state [...]
2009-06-17 17:35:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC IAEA IZ KNNP
09UNVIEVIENNA282IAEA/IRAN: SAFEGUARDS TECHNICAL BRIEFING STRESSES
[...] (SBU) On June 10, Ops B Director Herman Nackaerts provided Member States a technical briefing on the Director General's (DG) June 5 report on Iran. The briefing largely repeated the points covered in the report, but also offered more details on safeguards implementation at the Natanz cent [...]
2009-06-18 06:27:00UNVIECONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKNNP AORC IAEA IR
09UNVIEVIENNA286IAEA/ELBARADEI UNPLUGGED: DIRECTOR GENERAL'S
[...] (SBU) In a wide-ranging intervention following Iranian Ambassador Soltanieh's customary diatribe at the conclusion of the Iran agenda item at the ongoing IAEA Board of Governors meeting, Director General (DG) ElBaradei took Iran to task amid the DG's "general reflections" on the health and [...]
2009-06-19 06:42:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC ENRG MNUC IR IAEA PREL PINR KNNP KN SY
09UNVIEVIENNA288IAEA/IRAN: NUCLEAR SAFETY/REGULATORY MISSIONS
[...] (U) According to Miro Lipar, head of the IAEA's Operational Safety Section, who will lead the preliminary Operational Safety Review Team (pre-OSART) in Iran, the mission has not yet been scheduled and will probably not happen in 2009. He stated that there are several things that need to happe [...]
2009-06-19 09:45:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG KNNP CPAS IAEA OSCE RS IR
09UNVIEVIENNA289IAEA/SYRIA/BOARD OF GOVERNORS: CONCERN OVER NEW
[...] (C) Summary: The June Board debate on Syria unfolded along largely familiar lines with many Board members calling on Damascus to cooperate with the Agency,s requests, while NAM and Arab delegations continued to focus on Israel,s misdeeds, rather than the need for Syrian cooperation. The debat [...]
2009-06-19 15:59:00UNVIESECRET//NOFORNPREL PARM SY KN IAEA KNNP
09UNVIEVIENNA292IAEA/DPRK/BOARD OF GOVERNORS: BROAD CONDEMNATION
[...] (SBU) The IAEA June Board of Governors registered universal condemnation and deep concern regarding the DPRK's nuclear test. Fourteen statements (representing 22 of 35 Board members) were delivered under the Agenda item on the Application of Safeguards in the DPRK: Six party partners, the EU, [...]
2009-06-22 12:47:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC IAEA KN KNNP
09UNVIEVIENNA293IAEA/IRAN: BOARD URGES COOPERATION AND
[...] (SBU) The June 17 IAEA Board of Governors discussion on Iran, although overshadowed by Director General(DG) ElBaradei's concluding intervention scolding Iranian Ambassador Soltanieh for Tehran's lack of engagement with the IAEA (reftel),highlighted the need for Iran to begin full cooperati [...]
2009-06-22 15:21:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALKNNP AORC IAEA IR
09UNVIEVIENNA299 IAEA: JUNE BOARD WRAP UP
[...] (SBU) Despite Mission's efforts to improve the divisive atmosphere in the IAEA Board of Governors, a public row between Director General Elbaradei and Israel under the Syria agenda item detracted from this objective (ref d),as did continued divisions over the IAEA budget, which were likewise t [...]
2009-06-24 06:35:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY
09UNVIEVIENNA300 IAEA: JUNE BOARD WRAP UP
[...] (SBU) Despite Mission's efforts to improve the divisive atmosphere in the IAEA Board of Governors, a public row between Director General Elbaradei and Israel under the Syria agenda item detracted from this objective (ref d),as did continued divisions over the IAEA budget, which were likewise t [...]
2009-06-24 06:36:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY
09UNVIEVIENNA301IAEA JUNE BOARD: MOVES FUEL BANKS FORWARD
[...] (SBU) In its debut as formal item on the IAEA Board of Governors agenda, the issue of nuclear fuel assurances concluded with the IAEA Secretariat empowered to continue developing select proposals and with the way cleared for continued Board discussions and eventual Board action. For the first [...]
2009-06-24 14:55:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY RU IN GR
09UNVIEVIENNA310IAEA/DG RACE: AMANO EYES NARROW VICTORY WHILE
[...] (S) Entering the final days before the July 2-3 balloting, Japanese DG candidate Yukiya Amano shared the same assessment of the race on June 29 as he has previously but tempered by some new concerns. Japan still calculates "around 20" commitments. Factoring in a 20-30 percent average margin f [...]
2009-06-29 15:46:00UNVIESECRETAORC PREL KNNP IAEA SP JA SI SF BE
09UNVIEVIENNA311IAEA PROVIDES CLARIFICATIONS TO ITS REQUEST FOR
[...] (C) Summary. Msnoff delivered reftel points to Karen Steinmaus, Acting Head of the IAEA's Satellite Imagery Analysis Unit (SIAU),noting that the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) is willing to assist the IAEA with its request for worldwide mapping products, subject to certain pa [...]
2009-06-30 11:33:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALIAEA AORC KNNP TRGY MNUC
09UNVIEVIENNA313REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE: POSSIBLE IAEA BUDGET DEAL
[...] (U) This is a request for guidance. Please see paragraphs 11-12. 2. (SBU) Summary: Recognizing the deadlock in IAEA budget negotiations, the Board Vice Chair will present IAEA Member States with yet another budget proposal on July 1. This will be the fourth budget proposal since Director [...]
2009-06-30 14:51:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PREL KNNP IAEA EAIO UN
09UNVIEVIENNA318IAEA/DG RACE: AMANO WINS NARROW VICTORY DUE TO ONE
[...] (C) Japanese DG candidate Yukiya Amano narrowly won the required two-thirds majority in a final "confidence" vote July 2. One abstention in the final tally (23 "Yes" 11 "No" and 1 abstention) lowered the margin for victory to 23 votes. This completes the "Selection Stage" of the DG election [...]
2009-07-02 15:27:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC PREL KNNP IAEA SP JA SI SF BE
09UNVIEVIENNA319IAEA/DG RACE: AMANO ACCLAIMED DIRECTOR GENERAL
[...] (C) With resounding and sustained applause, the Board of Governors appointed Japanese Ambassador Yukiya Amano as the IAEA Director General-designate July 3 by acclamation. More than three dozen statements of congratulations, including on the part of the G-77, NAM, EU, all regional groups, and [...]
2009-07-06 12:21:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC PREL KNNP IAEA SP JA SI SF BE
09UNVIEVIENNA320ACTION REQUEST: IAEA BUDGET TALKS HIT WALL,
[...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 8. 2. (SBU) Summary: Mission is concerned that a months-long effort to achieve an increase in the IAEA budget is increasingly likely to end in failure. Hewing to a policy of zero growth, France and Germany have blocked Mission's effor [...]
2009-07-06 16:12:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC PREL KNNP IAEA UN
09UNVIEVIENNA321IMPACT OF AMANO "DOWRY" ON IAEA BUDGET
[...] (C) Summary: Now that Yukiya Amano has been elected to the post of IAEA Director General, many IAEA Member States expect Japan to flood the Agency with cash. There is some truth to this perception, thought the actual amounts may not amount to a "flood." Japan privately supports a budget inc [...]
2009-07-07 15:11:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC PREL KNNP IAEA UN
09UNVIEVIENNA322IAEA LEADERSHIP TEAM TRANSITION AND U.S. INFLUENCE
[...] (C) Summary: The IAEA transition that will come as DG ElBaradei's term ends November 30 provides a once-a-decade opportunity to overcome bureaucratic inertia, modernize Agency operations, and position the new director general for strong leadership from the DG's office. Yukiya Amano's arrival [...]
2009-07-07 15:59:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC KNNP IAEA
09UNVIEVIENNA325ASSURANCE OF NUCLEAR FUEL SUPPLY: RUSSIAN REVIEW
[...] (SBU) In a meeting with Russian Ambassador Zmeyevskiy and Russian Counselor Karasev on June 30, Charge suggested that it would be productive to convene soon the supporters of nuclear fuel assurances to discuss potential next steps, given the outcome of the June Board meeting (reftel). Zmeyevs [...]
2009-07-08 15:31:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY RU IN
09UNVIEVIENNA326IAEA/GC: BREAKING THE MIDDLE EAST LOGJAM - REQUEST
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 5. 2. (C) New Zealand Ambassador Jennifer Macmillan, designated to be the 2009 IAEA General Conference (GC) President, sounded despondent July 1 about the prospects of breaking the logjam in the GC on Middle East issues. She warned Charge of a "poiso [...]
2009-07-08 16:08:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC PREL KNNP IAEA EG IS
09UNVIEVIENNA327 IAEA: WHAT IS BEING DONE IN FOOD SECURITY
[...] (U) The IAEA has played an important if obscure role in securing the world's food supply for nearly fifty years. Its projects have addressed a wide variety of agricultural concerns and provided innovative solutions using nuclear technology. In partnership with FAO, the Vienna-based Joint Divi [...]
2009-07-09 09:56:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY EAID EAGR
09UNVIEVIENNA328IAEA BUDGET TALKS DISINTEGRATE AS EURO "HAWKS"
[...] (SBU) Summary: The European position on the IAEA budget increase has hardened. They no longer describe funding for Safeguards and Security as "priorities," but merely "desirable." The G8 process has had no affect on their zero growth position. If anything, the "budget hawks" have gained mo [...]
2009-07-09 16:01:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PREL KNNP IAEA UN
09UNVIEVIENNA329IAEA NUCLEAR APPLICATIONS DEPARTMENT REQUESTS FOR SUPPORT
[...] (U) Msnoffs met with Andy Garner, Programme Co-Ordinator, Office of the IAEA Deputy Director General for Nuclear Applications (NA),to discuss two IAEA requests: for USG assistance in strengthening the on-going Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) research at the FAO/IAEA Agriculture and Biotechnolo [...]
2009-07-10 07:56:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ENRG TRGY EAID KNNP IAEA
09UNVIEVIENNA331IAEA/DG: AMANO SKETCHES AMBITIOUS TRANSITION AGENDA
[...] (C) IAEA Director General-designate Yukiya Amano expressed gratitude for U.S. support during a July 9 congratulatory lunch and engaged Charge in a wide-ranging discussion of senior personnel, budget and compliance issues. Amano attributed his election to support from the U.S., Australia and F [...]
2009-07-10 15:41:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC KNNP IAEA TRGY JA IR
09UNVIEVIENNA332IAEA DIRECTOR GENERAL HAS NEW PERSPECTIVE ON VINCA SITE
[...] (SBU)SUMMARY: IAEA Director General ElBaradei visited the Vinca Institute of Nuclear Sciences in Serbia and came away with a new level of concern and attention to the repackaging, transportation, and reprocessing of nuclear fuel from Serbia to the Russian Federation. He has set a new target [...]
2009-07-13 06:31:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY
09UNVIEVIENNA333IAEA GC/MIDDLE EAST: ISRAELI AMBASSADOR REVIEWS
[...] (C) Having just returned from Tel Aviv consultations on IAEA General Conference (GC) Middle East issues, Israeli Ambassador Michaeli provided an assessment to Charge July 10 of this year's versions of the "Egyptian" Middle East Safeguards (MES) and the Israel Nuclear Capabilities (INC) resolut [...]
2009-07-13 15:19:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC PREL KNNP IAEA EG IS
09UNVIEVIENNA339IAEA BUDGET TALKS IN NEED OF SALVATION
[...] (SBU) Summary: IAEA budget negotiations in Vienna are seized up; a consensus outcome is readily imagined but key local players lack the authority to effect it. Germany and France have not budged from their zero growth positions, though French representatives told us they have recommended fle [...]
2009-07-16 12:58:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PREL KNNP IAEA UN
09UNVIEVIENNA343IAEA/GC: ARAB GROUP APPEALS TO OBAMA ADMINISTRATION
[...] (C) A coterie of Vienna Arab Group Ambassadors (Lebanon, Egypt, Morocco and the Palestinian Authority) and the local Arab League (AL) representative appealed directly to Charge July 16 for U.S. support, or at least "understanding," of their draft IAEA General Conference resolution on "Israeli [...]
2009-07-17 14:06:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC PREL KNNP IAEA EG IS
09UNVIEVIENNA345IAEA/DPRK: NORTH KOREAN INTEREST IN RADIATION
[...] (C) During a meeting on July 16, Canadian Msnoffs reported that a North Korean official had approached a Canadian uranium mining company at the International Symposium on Uranium Raw Material for the Nuclear Fuel Cycle, an IAEA-sponsored event held in Vienna June 22-26, 2009. A South Korean M [...]
2009-07-20 11:06:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC IAEA KN KNNP
09UNVIEVIENNA348IAEA/SAFEGUARDS: U.S. CONSULTANT DEVELOPS
[...] (C) Joyce (Ceil) van Berkel, a Sandia National Laboratories retiree and former U.S. cost-free expert to IAEA, carried out a two-week consultancy at the IAEA to help develop an analytic methodology for assessing a State,s industrial infrastructure that could be applicable to the nuclear fuel cy [...]
2009-07-22 15:15:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC ENRG IAEA KNNP TRGY
09UNVIEVIENNA353IAEA/GC/MIDDLE EAST: ISRAEL AND EGYPT TALK ABOUT
[...] (C) Israeli Ambassador Michaeli briefed Charge July 22 on his consultations that morning with Egyptian Ambassador Fawzi on Middle East GC issues. Michaeli was encouraged that Fawzi agreed to receive Michaeli, who delivered a conciliatory message from capital on reengaging in negotiations. The [...]
2009-07-23 15:07:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC PREL KNNP IAEA EG IS
09UNVIEVIENNA357IAEA: CHARGE TALKS FUEL ASSURANCES AND BUDGET WITH
[...] (C) Charge d'Affaires and MsnOff met with Director General-Elect Amano and two officers from the Japanese mission on July 24 to update Amano on U.S. positions on Fuel Assurances and the ongoing negotiations regarding the IAEA budget. The atmosphere of the meeting was warm throughout, with [...]
2009-07-24 15:51:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC ENRG PREL TRGY IR IAEA KNNP
09UNVIEVIENNA362IAEA BUDGET: FRAGILE CONSENSUS BUILDING AROUND
[...] (U) This is an action request for IO; please see para 7. 2. (SBU) Summary: After five months of budget negotiations, IAEA Member States appear to be moving toward a consensus to increase the IAEA's Regular Budget by 5.4 percent from 2009 to 2010, a level that satisfies minimal U.S. objec [...]
2009-07-30 12:10:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PREL KNNP IAEA UN
09UNVIEVIENNA364NUCLEAR FUEL BANKS - CAPITALIZING ON THE JUNE 2009
[...] (SBU) Summary: The IAEA Secretariat remains under instruction from DG ElBaradei to work on arrangements for assuring last-resort access to nuclear fuel supply for countries facing a politically motivated cut-off. Specifically, the Secretariat is assembling technical responses to issues raised [...]
2009-07-30 16:13:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALKNNP AORC ENRG TRGY IAEA RU
09UNVIEVIENNA367IAEA/NA: UPDATE ON HUMAN HEALTH PROGRAM
[...] (U) The IAEA's human health program seeks to enhance the capabilities of Member States for prevention, diagnosis and treatment of health problems. The basis for these activities is Article II of the IAEA Statute. It calls on the Agency to "accelerate and enlarge the contribution of atomic en [...]
2009-08-03 12:04:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY EAID EAGR
09UNVIEVIENNA368SUBDUED BOARD APPROVES IAEA BUDGET INCREASE, EYES
[...] (SBU) Summary: Budget negotiations at the IAEA concluded successfully on August 3 with a Board of Governors' agreement to approve an increase of 5.4 percent. The dozen statements from a wide range of Member States mostly focused on their "disappointment" with the end result. They also previe [...]
2009-08-03 14:42:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PREL KNNP IAEA UN
09UNVIEVIENNA369IAEA/IRAQ: WITH IRAN IN THE BACKGROUND DG
[...] (S) Following Iraq's ref request for Iraq to be added to the IAEA's September Board agenda for purposes of confirming Iraq's compliance with its safeguards agreement, IAEA DG ElBaradei sent a letter to the Iraqi Foreign Minister reiterating the Agency's 2008 Safeguards Implementation Report c [...]
2009-08-04 13:00:00UNVIESECRETAORC IAEA IZ KNNP IR
09UNVIEVIENNA37IAEA/IRAN: THINKING ABOUT THE BOARD AT THE P5+1
[...] (S) The February 4 PolDirs meeting in Berlin will be an important opportunity to address the IAEA investigation Iran continues to block and possible steps to break the impasse at the March 2-5 IAEA Board of Governors. It is important to reaffirm P5 1 unity in this first Board meeting under the [...]
2009-01-30 14:38:00UNVIESECRETPREL PARM KNNP IAEA IR
09UNVIEVIENNA370IAEA FLIRTS WITH TECHNICAL COOPERATION ENGAGEMENT
[...] (C) As a result of a prior conversation with American and Cuban colleagues, Warren Stern, the head of the IAEA Incident and Emergency Center, believes the opportunity exists for U.S./Cuba collaboration on research in cytogenetic biodosimetry, a technique used to determine radiation exposure. [...]
2009-08-04 13:28:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALENRG IAEA ETTC KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY CU BEXP
09UNVIEVIENNA371ABDUL MINTY SKETCHES AGENDA FOR COOPERATION
[...] (C) Summary: In an August 4 conversation with Charge, South African IAEA Governor Abdul Minty commented on U.S. priority issues for the upcoming IAEA Board of Governors and General Conference meetings, arguing that an objective for both sides should be healing the rift between developed and de [...]
2009-08-04 14:08:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALPREL IAEA KNNP ENRG IR SA
09UNVIEVIENNA373IAEA/SAFEGUARDS ANALYTICAL LABORATORY: PROGRESS IN
[...] (SBU) IAEA and "Friends of SAL" met July 29-30 to provide Member States with an update on the Agency's Safeguards Analytical Laboratory (SAL) planning and needs. (Note: Friends of SAL is an informal group of Member States that closely follow the Secretariat's efforts to ensure a highly capab [...]
2009-08-05 10:05:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY
09UNVIEVIENNA374D/NCPC MEETING WITH IAEA DG-DESIGNATE AMANO
[...] (S//NF) Summary. Ambassador Kenneth Brill, Director of the National Counterproliferation Center (NCPC),on August 5 met with IAEA Director General-designate, Yukiya Amano, to emphasize to Amano the U.S. government's commitment to support the IAEA in its efforts to ensure the safe, secure, an [...]
2009-08-06 11:05:00UNVIESECRET//NOFORNAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY
09UNVIEVIENNA377IAEA/DPRK: DG REPORT SUMMARIZING IAEA ACTIVITY
[...] (SBU) The Director General released his annual report on Application of Safeguards in the DPRK (GOV/2009/45-GC(53)/13) ahead of the September 2009 Board meeting and General Conference. The DPRK disallowed implementation of the ad hoc monitoring and verification arrangement in the DPRK on Apri [...]
2009-08-07 13:44:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC IAEA KN KNNP
09UNVIEVIENNA380IAEA/ENERGY: HOW DOES THE IAEA FIT INTO THE UN ENERGY
[...] (U) After years of debate over the IAEA's proper role in nuclear power promotion, the Agency today enjoys broad agreement among Member States that the IAEA should encourage consideration of nuclear power as a sustainable energy option. To assist states in optimizing a national energy mix, IA [...]
2009-08-10 15:33:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC ENRG TRGY SENV EAID KNNP IAEA UNIDO
09UNVIEVIENNA384IAEA/GC/MIDDLE EAST: ONGOING EFFORTS AT CONSENSUS
[...] (C) Mission consultations with Israel, Egypt, France, the GC Presidency and others continue to reflect Arab League confidence that it can defeat a "no action motion" this year on its "Israeli Nuclear Threat" (INC) resolution. For example, the Arabs claim to have prompted consensus within th [...]
2009-08-12 13:58:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC PREL KNNP IAEA EG IS XF
09UNVIEVIENNA387IAEA RESPONSE TO USG PROPOSAL TO FORMALIZE NUCLEAR SECURITY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The IAEA's Office of Nuclear Security (ONS)has accepted a USG proposal to formalize annual USG-IAEA/ONS nuclear security program review and planning meetings. ONS indicated that ONS top management would be available to participate in the first such meeting in October 2009, in W [...]
2009-08-13 13:57:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIAEA KNNP TRGY AFIN ABUD AORC
09UNVIEVIENNA397 IAEA/BOG: September Board Preview and Analysis
[...] (SBU) The traditional focus of the September 7-11 Board of Governors meeting is preparation for the IAEA General Conference (GC) the following week. The Board approves DG reports in core programmatic areas: nuclear safety, security and nuclear applications. However, we expect this will largel [...]
2009-08-21 15:16:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY
09UNVIEVIENNA40UK TO HOST MULTILATERAL FUEL ASSURANCES CONFERENCE
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: On January 27, a team from the British MFA and Department of Energy briefed Mission officers on plans for an upcoming conference on "Multilateral Approaches to the Nuclear Fuel Cycle" on March 17-18, in London. The conference is in response a public promise the [...]
2009-02-03 07:51:00UNVIECONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNENRG ETTC IAEA IN KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY
09UNVIEVIENNA400IAEA/GC/MIDDLE EAST: SUPPORTING THE GC PRESIDENT,S
[...] (C) Like-minded Missions (Canada, U.S., Australia, Sweden, UK, France) meeting August 19 were generally supportive of GC President Macmillan's (New Zealand) effort to broker a single GC resolution on the Middle East. Sweden (EU Presidency) is cautiously optimistic that Egypt is open to the ide [...]
2009-08-24 15:57:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALPREL AORC PARM KNNP XF IAEA
09UNVIEVIENNA402IAEA/GC/MIDDLE EAST: ARAB GROUP REJECTS GC PRESIDENT'S GOOD OFFICES
[...] (C) The Arab Group (Lebanon and Syria) flatly rejected General Conference President Macmillan's efforts toward a consensus single resolution on the Middle East, standing by the Arab League Ministerial directive for a separate resolution naming Israel. Although both Egypt and Israel were more [...]
2009-08-26 15:57:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC IAEA KNNP PARM PREL XF
09UNVIEVIENNA410 IAEA/General Conference: Train wreck or New Dawn ?
[...] (SBU) Traditionally, the September 14-18 53rd IAEA General Conference (GC) serves as a platform for promoting U.S. priorities on core IAEA issues, nuclear safety and security, strengthened safeguards and peaceful use of nuclear energy. While we will continue to promote these priorities, we fea [...]
2009-08-28 13:51:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY
09UNVIEVIENNA413IAEA/EGYPT/GC: TIME RUNNING OUT ON GC PRESIDENT'S
[...] (SBU) During an introductory call on Egyptian Ambassador Fawzi on August 31, Fawzi told Ambassador Davies that Egypt will circulate the text of its annual Middle East Safeguards (MES) resolution "when Cairo is ready," and indicated he thought that could be as early as "this time next week." T [...]
2009-09-01 06:47:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALPREL AORC PARM KNNP XF IAEA IR
09UNVIEVIENNA414IAEA/SYRIA: LAYING GROUNDWORK FOR NONCOMPLIANCE?
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: The Director General's report levies strong criticism of Syria "severely impeding" the safeguards investigation, and underlines Syria's legal obligations in this regard; this lays helpful groundwork for next steps by the Secretariat and/or the Board of Governors. Howe [...]
2009-09-02 15:19:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALPREL PARM SY KN IAEA KNNP
09UNVIEVIENNA417IAEA/IRAN: JOINT P5+1 STATEMENT FOR IAEA BOARD OF
[...] (C) At a German-convened P5 1 meeting on September 4, Russian Ambassador Zmeyevskiy refused to discuss the German-proposed text for a joint P5 1 statement on the Iran issue at the IAEA Board of Governors meeting opening Monday, September 7. Over the course of nearly two hours, and seconded b [...]
2009-09-04 15:27:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP MNUC IAEA IR
09UNVIEVIENNA418IAEA/GC: MIDDLE EAST MORASS
[...] (C) The state of play on Middle East GC issues leading into the week of the September Board just before the IAEA General Conference is grim. GC President Macmillan's effort toward a consensus approach based on elements of a single resolution is on temporary life support, though she is not pre [...]
2009-09-04 16:16:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALPREL AORC PARM KNNP XF IAEA IR
09UNVIEVIENNA419NUCLEAR FUEL BANKS - FEW VOICES LIKELY TO RISE IN
[...] (C) Summary: The IAEA Secretariat will not release a discussion paper on assurance of nuclear fuel supply in time for the September meeting of the BoG, and few Member States other than the U.S. appear troubled over this inaction. The Board Chair wishes to avoid a re-heated version of the Jun [...]
2009-09-04 16:29:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC ENRG PREL KNNP TRGY IAEA NAM
09UNVIEVIENNA42IAEA/SYRIA: POINTS REBUTTING IAEA INSPECTOR
[...] (S//NF) Msnoff met with a senior IAEA inspector involved in the Syria investigation on January 30, during which MsnOff provided reftel points on the Abushady interview in response to an earlier IAEA inquiry. The inspector said that he had been tasked to prepare an internal response to Abushad [...]
2009-02-03 12:05:00UNVIESECRET//NOFORNPREL PARM SY KN IAEA KNNP
09UNVIEVIENNA424GAINING IAEA BOARD MAJORITY FOR RUSSIAN LEU
[...] (U) In their introductory meeting September 8, 2009, Ambassador Davies asked Russia's IAEA Governor, Ambassador Grigory Berdennikov, how he saw the state of play on the issue of assurance of nuclear fuel supply. Berdennikov said he was pleased Director General ElBaradei had referred encouragi [...]
2009-09-11 15:43:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALENRG TRGY PARM KNNP IAEA RS IN PK
09UNVIEVIENNA425 IAEA/BOG: September Board Wrap-Up
[...] (SBU) USDEL to the September 7-10 Board of Governors met our core objectives with respect to spotlighting Iran and Syria's failure to comply with NPT safeguards. Despite an alarmist note struck by international media about Iran's breakout capability, Board delegations welcomed a moderated U.S. [...]
2009-09-14 14:57:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY
09UNVIEVIENNA427IAEA/DPRK: BOARD REMAINS CONCERNED OVER NUCLEAR
[...] (SBU) The IAEA September Board of Governors registered grave concern over the DPRK's escalatory actions, particularly the September 4 letter to the President of the UN Security Council announcing the DPRK was in the "final stage" of enriching uranium and undertaking weaponization of newly ext [...]
2009-09-15 12:05:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC IAEA KN KNNP
09UNVIEVIENNA428NSC's Holgate Steers Vienna toward the Nuclear Security
[...] (SBU) Summary: Laura Holgate, NSC Senior Director for WMD Terrorism and Threat Reduction, visited Vienna to explain and build support for President Obama's Nuclear Security Summit in April (reftel). Holgate also laid the groundwork for the first "Sherpa Meeting" in the lead-up to the Summit, s [...]
2009-09-15 12:40:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PREL PTER KCRM IAEA ENRG TRGY UN
09UNVIEVIENNA43IAEA SAFEGUARDS: SUPPORTING NOVEL TECHNOLOGIES
[...] (S) The IAEA Safeguards Department's Division of Technical Support, Novel Technologies Unit (NTU) is compiling a database of all identifiable "indicators and signatures" of nuclear fuel cycle activity (including for weaponization of nuclear material). The NTU plans subsequently to undertake a [...]
2009-02-03 12:26:00UNVIESECRETAORC ENRG IAEA KNNP TRGY
09UNVIEVIENNA431IAEA - REPORT ON IAEA CONSULTANTS MEETING ON IAEA MEETING
[...] SUMMARY: A September 7-11 meeting of consultants from Member States concluded discussion and drafting of the IAEA document "Recommendations on the Security of Radioactive Material and Associated Facilities (RM)". Key points of discussion centered on scope of the document, boundary with the ot [...]
2009-09-21 13:37:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP TRGY ENRG KSTC IAEA PARM AORC
09UNVIEVIENNA434IAEA SAFEGUARDS: "FUTURE OF THE AGENCY"
[...] (SBU) Summary: The two days of informal "Future of the Agency" discussions in the IAEA Board Room on the topic of "Safeguards and Verification" rehashed many North-South issues, with Iran voicing a list of complaints while the IAEA defended itself and Western allies insisted on the importance [...]
2009-09-22 16:03:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC IAEA KNNP
09UNVIEVIENNA435IAEA/IRAN: SEPTEMBER BOARD KEEPS THE SPOTLIGHT ON
[...] (SBU) The September 7 IAEA Board of Governors discussion on Iran balanced between praising Tehran's recent cooperation with the IAEA and noting that more must be done. Although the usual Iran friendlies highlighted Tehran's decision to improve safeguards at Natanz and provide access to the [...]
2009-09-22 16:05:00UNVIECONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKNNP AORC IAEA IR
09UNVIEVIENNA438IAEA/GC/MIDDLE EAST OUTCOMES: THE GOOD, THE BAD
[...] (C) Arab Group and Iranian triumphalism over the narrow passage (49-45-16) of the Israeli Nuclear Capabilities (INC) resolution should not eclipse two major positive outcomes on Middle East issues at the September 14-18 IAEA General Conference: U.S.-EU brokered agreement between Israel and Egy [...]
2009-09-23 11:07:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALPREL AORC PARM KNNP XF IAEA EG IS IR
09UNVIEVIENNA441IAEA/SYRIA: DG RECEIVES MIXED SUPPORT AMONG BOARD
[...] (C) Summary. Despite a highly critical report by the Director General, Board members remained divided on the Syria agenda item at the September Board of Governors meeting. Like-minded countries' criticism of Syria for "severely impeding" the investigation and repeated calls for Syria to provi [...]
2009-09-23 15:13:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALPREL PARM SY KN IAEA KNNP
09UNVIEVIENNA442THE NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT SHERPA MEETING IN VIENNA
[...] (SBU) Summary: Special Assistant to the President and U.S. Sherpa Gary Samore outlined the preliminary agenda of the Summit and solicited initial reactions from participants in a September 15 first Sherpa meeting. Samore explained to representatives of nearly all 37 Summit-invitee countries t [...]
2009-09-24 07:56:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PREL PTER KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY UN
09UNVIEVIENNA447IAEA/IRAN: INITIAL JUSCANZ REACTION TO QOM
[...] (C) Ambassador Davies briefed JUSCANZ (Japan, Canada, Australia, New Zealand) counterparts, joined by Board-member ROK, September 28 on the disclosure of the Qom enrichment facility and solicited views on next steps at the IAEA. He stressed the imperative for immediate access by the IAEA, and [...]
2009-09-28 16:43:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALPREL AORC KNNP IAEA IR
09UNVIEVIENNA450 IAEA/General Conference: Resolutions Wrap-Up
[...] (SBU) Once again, and despite best efforts by USDEL, Middle East issues (ref a) overshadowed much of the substantive agenda of the September 14-18 IAEA General Conference. Among the five core technical resolutions referred to the Committee of the Whole, or COW, -- omnibus safety, nuclear appli [...]
2009-09-30 15:06:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY
09UNVIEVIENNA452 IAEA/General Conference: Side Events
[...] (U) SUMMARY: During the 2009 IAEA General Conference several side events were scheduled by the Technical Cooperation (TC) and Nuclear Applications (NA) departments and the Office of Nuclear Security (ONS). Msnoffs attended four events of interest to the USG: 1) the unveiling of a new Technica [...]
2009-10-02 12:48:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY
09UNVIEVIENNA4532009 IAEA/GC: GENERAL DEBATE HIGHLIGHTS
[...] (U) Director General ElBaradei opened the IAEA General Conference on September 14 with a valedictory address looking back on his 12-year tenure. He observed that the IAEA has made considerable progress in many areas, from improving access to energy, food and water for people in need, to helpin [...]
2009-10-02 14:31:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY IR KN SY LY IN
09UNVIEVIENNA4562009 IAEA/GC: GENERAL DEBATE HIGHLIGHTS
[...] (U) Director General ElBaradei opened the IAEA General Conference on September 14 with a valedictory address looking back on his 12-year tenure. He observed that the IAEA has made considerable progress in many areas, from improving access to energy, food and water for people in need, to helpin [...]
2009-10-02 14:33:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY IR KN SY LY IN
09UNVIEVIENNA457IAEA/IRAN: CONSULTING BOARD MEMBERS ON QOM
[...] (C) Following outreach to JUSCANZ (ref a) and EU Ambassadors earlier in the week, P-3 Ambassadors/Charges continued consultations on the disclosure of the Qom enrichment facility September 30-Ocotober 1 with the majority of Board members, the Egyptian NAM Chair and Malaysian Board Chair Arshad [...]
2009-10-02 15:20:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALPREL AORC KNNP IAEA IR
09UNVIEVIENNA475 IAEA/General Conference - NRC Bilateral Meetings
[...] (U) SUMMARY: From September 14-17, 2009, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Gregory B. Jaczko participated in the IAEA General Conference in Vienna, Austria. During the week, he conducted 20 bilateral meetings with foreign regulatory counterparts and members of the IAEA Secretariat. [...]
2009-10-16 15:12:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY
09UNVIEVIENNA476 IAEA/General Conference: NRC Meetings with IAEA staff and
[...] (U) SUMMARY: From September 14-17, 2009, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Gregory B. Jaczko participated in the IAEA General Conference in Vienna, Austria. During the week, he conducted 20 bilateral meetings with foreign regulatory counterparts and members of the IAEA Secretariat. [...]
2009-10-16 15:12:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY
09UNVIEVIENNA478IAEA: AMANO READY FOR PRIME TIME
[...] (SBU) In several meetings with USG officials before he departed Vienna at the end of the IAEA General Conference, DG-designate Amano displayed remarkable congruence of views with us on conducting the Agency's missions in safeguards verification, nuclear security, and promoting peaceful uses of [...]
2009-10-16 16:12:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC PREL KNNP IAEA
09UNVIEVIENNA480 TEPID RESPONSE TO CHANGING GNEP TO INEF
[...] (U) Under cover of a short letter drawing from REFTEL background, Ambassador sent IAEA Director General ElBaradei October 19 the non-paper at para 12 of REFTEL. Msnoff concurrently shared non-paper with IAEA Department of Nuclear Energy officials to solicit comment. 2. (SBU) Hans Forsstro [...]
2009-10-20 16:09:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG KNNP IAEA
09UNVIEVIENNA481 IAEA DDG Constructive on Reframing GNEP
[...] (U) Updating and correcting remarks reported ref A para 4, IAEA group leader in the innovative reactor technology project Randy Beatty (U.S. cost free expert) confirmed to UNVIE that IAEA DDG/Nuclear Energy Sokolov had been communicating directly with the GNEP Steering Group Chair, DoE DAS McGi [...]
2009-10-21 08:04:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG KNNP IAEA
09UNVIEVIENNA487IRAN/TRR: INITIAL REACTION FROM JUSCANZ AND OTHER
[...] (C) Ambassador Davies reviewed the outcome of the pentagonal (Iran, Russia, France, U.S.) IAEA-led talks on refueling the Tehran Research Reactor (TRR) and next steps in separate briefings with JUSCANZ (Japan, Canada, Australia, New Zealand plus ROK) October 22 and a subset of influential IAEA [...]
2009-10-23 17:04:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC PREL IAEA KNNP IR
09UNVIEVIENNA491OPPONENTS TO IAEA 2011 BUDGET GROWTH MOBILIZING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a speech October 21 at the U.S. Institute for Peace, Secretary Clinton implied USG support for a further increase in the IAEA's budget and authorities. Formal negotiations among Member States to determine the 2011 level will not begin until later this winter, but the UK and [...]
2009-10-29 15:24:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PREL KNNP IAEA UN
09UNVIEVIENNA496 IAEA Uranium Mining and Milling Initiatives
[...] (U) With the resurgence of interest in nuclear power there is also a resurgence of interest in uranium mining. The IAEA recently launched an initiative on uranium mining and milling called the Uranium Production Site Appraisal Team (UPSAT) mission. UPSAT missions allow Member States to reque [...]
2009-11-02 15:31:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAROC IAEA ENRG TRGY
09UNVIEVIENNA499IAEA/TC: Cooperation on Food Safety in Latin America and
[...] (U) SUMMARY: IAEA Technical Cooperation (TC) efforts to advance nuclear applications for food security in Latin America are exemplary within the Agency for their regional integration and partnering, but much work lies ahead. Under TC Director for Latin America Juan Antonio Casas-Zamora's lead [...]
2009-11-04 15:20:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ENRG TRGY XL XM KNNP IAEA
09UNVIEVIENNA5IAEA/RANF: DG CAUTIOUS ON NUCLEAR FUEL ASSURANCE
[...] (U) Embassy Tokyo's ref (a) provides useful information on Japan's preparation of a full-day Seminar on Global Nuclear Fuel Supply, which will take place in the IAEA Board Room Monday, January 26. Mission provided the invitation and first notional program to DOS and DOE offices in mid-December [...]
2009-01-09 15:15:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALPREL ENRG TRGY KNNP IAEA
09UNVIEVIENNA50IAEA/GAZA/DEPLETED URANIUM: ISRAEL RESPONDS
[...] (C) Following the IAEA's receipt of letters from the Arab group and from the Palestinians calling for IAEA assistance in the wake of alleged Israeli use of depleted uranium munitions (DU) in Gaza (see reftel),the IAEA Secretariat sent Israel a letter "inviting" Israel to submit "any comment [...]
2009-02-05 16:03:00UNVIESECRETAORC MNUC PREL SENV IAEA XF IS
09UNVIEVIENNA500IAEA/TC: LATIN AMERICA AND CARRIBEAN REGIONAL STRATEGIC
[...] (U) In order to solidify its relationship with the IAEA, members of the Regional Cooperative Agreement for the Advancement of Nuclear Science and Technology in Latin America and the Caribbean (ARCAL) agreed to a regional strategic profile (RSP) for 2007-2013 that serves as a basis for the prepa [...]
2009-11-05 12:18:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ENRG TRGY XL XM KNNP IAEA
09UNVIEVIENNA504IAEA/TC: The U.S. Continues to Support Technical
[...] (U) Ambassador Davies met with IAEA Technical Cooperation DDG Cetto and TC Regional Directors October 30 to signal the USG's continued willingness to work closely with the TC Division and ensure sound project development and transparency of the TC Program. DDG Cetto spoke at length about the b [...]
2009-11-06 15:13:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY
09UNVIEVIENNA505IAEA NOVEMBER TACC/BOARD: PREVIEW AND ANALYSIS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: The November 26-27 Board of Governors meeting will be the last Board session for Director General ElBaradei before handing over the reins to Yukiya Amano December 1. With this impetus to reflect on the institution, U.S. positions in the Board should be prefa [...]
2009-11-06 15:59:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY
09UNVIEVIENNA506ANYTHING LEFT TO SQUEEZE FROM THE IAEA'S "FUTURE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Member States are looking forward - some with relief - to the final session of the year-long Future of the Agency (FOA) process on November 19 - 20. The Brazilian chair of the process will circulate and then formally submit a report to the March Meeting of the Board of Governor [...]
2009-11-06 16:03:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PREL KNNP IAEA UN
09UNVIEVIENNA507IAEA/PACT: WHO ENVOY FOR CANCER PREVENTION NANCY BRINKER
[...] (U) SUMMARY: WHO Envoy Ambassador Nancy Brinker spoke at a PACT-hosted event entitled "The Globalization of Cancer" on October 20, 2009, painting a picture of how cancer will increasingly burden low income and developing countries. Brinker also consulted IAEA officials about implementing the [...]
2009-11-09 11:06:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO SOCI EAID KNNP AORC IAEA
09UNVIEVIENNA509IAEA BUDGET: DEPUTY DG SHARES VIEWS
[...] (SBU) Summary: IAEA Deputy Director General David Waller contributed his views on the 2011 budget process, focusing on issues of sequencing, financing capital investments, and building alliances among G8 countries. Waller described DG ElBaradei's recent meetings in Washington as "very positiv [...]
2009-11-09 14:09:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PREL KNNP IAEA UN
09UNVIEVIENNA511IAEA/TC: G-77 LAUNCHES OFFENSIVE AGAINST RESULTS
[...] (C) On November 3 the G-77 transmitted a letter to the Chairman of the IAEA Board of Governors requesting the Secretariat to rescind a Secretariat proposed project to implement results-based management (RBM) for Technical Cooperation (TC) project development. The aim of the project is to he [...]
2009-11-10 15:17:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALENRG IAEA ETTC KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY
09UNVIEVIENNA52DOUBLING THE IAEA BUDGET? WHERE TO PUT THE MONEY
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Administration's stated aim of doubling the IAEA's budget has ignited high expectations within the IAEA Secretariat and high anxiety among most other Member States. Anticipating a change in U.S. approach, DG ElBaradei has instructed managers to build significant increases in [...]
2009-02-06 14:16:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PREL KNNP IAEA UN
09UNVIEVIENNA521IAEA/SYRIA: TOUGH DG BOARD REPORT POINTS TO
[...] (SBU) The Director General's Syria report (GOV/2009/75) notes that "essentially, no progress has been made since the last report to clarify any of the outstanding issues relevant to the implementation of safeguards." The most significant development is that Syria has provided new explanations [...]
2009-11-16 16:35:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALPREL PARM SY KN IAEA KNNP
09UNVIEVIENNA524IAEA/IRAN: DIRECTOR GENERAL'S REPORT HIGHLIGHTS
[...] (SBU) The Director General's (DG) November 16 report on Iran identifies a number of new issues of concern, including the disclosure of the Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant (FFEP) near Qom, and highlights Iran's continued failure to abide by UN Security Council and Board resolutions, including by [...]
2009-11-18 07:08:00UNVIECONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKNNP AORC IAEA IR
09UNVIEVIENNA526 IAEA/BOARD: NEW TURKISH AMBASSADOR ON IRAN,
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-20 08:53:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALPREL IAEA KNNP TRGY TU IR SY
09UNVIEVIENNA527IAEA: URGENT RUSSIAN REQUEST FOR DEMARCHE TO
[...] (C) Summary and Action Request: Mission recommends Washington immediately instruct posts in selected IAEA Board capitals, consistent with Russian request, to try to secure co-sponsorship commitments for a resolution to approve the LEU reserve proposal to be considered by the IAEA Board of Gove [...]
2009-11-20 15:48:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALPREL ENRG KNNP RS IAEA
09UNVIEVIENNA529IAEA/SYRIA/BOG TECHNICAL BRIEFING: AGENCY
[...] (SBU) The IAEA Technical Briefing on Syria did not yield many new details beyond those in the Director General's November 16 report. The Secretariat made its pitch for the need to continue the Al Kibar investigation, repeating its outstanding requests for specific Syrian cooperation. DCM as [...]
2009-11-20 16:09:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA SY
09UNVIEVIENNA53IAEA/MARCH BOARD: LIKE-MINDED PERSPECTIVES ON IRAN
[...] (S) At an Australian-hosted meeting February 4, like-minded Ambassadors (EU3, U.S., Canada, Japan, New Zealand) saw little prospect of a Board resolution on either Iran or Syria. No one is advocating a March Board resolution on Iran so long as Russia and China's stances remain unchanged. Fra [...]
2009-02-06 15:33:00UNVIESECRETPARM PREL AORC IAEA KNNP IR SY
09UNVIEVIENNA530IAEA/IRAN: TECHNICAL BRIEFING LARGELY FOCUSES ON
[...] (C) On November 18, Ops B Director Herman Nackaerts provided Member States a technical briefing on the Director General's (DG)November 16 report on Iran. The briefing largely repeated the points covered in the report, but also offered more details on the IAEA's inspection of the Fordow Fue [...]
2009-11-20 16:23:00UNVIECONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKNNP AORC IAEA IR
09UNVIEVIENNA531IAEA/NUCLEAR FUEL ASSURANCE: RUSSIAN-U.S. JOINT
[...] (SBU) Russian IAEA Governor Berdennikov and resident Ambassador Zmeyevskiy hosted Thursday and Friday, November 19 and 20, group meetings to discuss the IAEA Board agenda item "Establishment of a physical reserve of Low Enriched Uranium (LEU) in Russia." Beside U.S. Ambassador Davies (both d [...]
2009-11-23 13:51:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALPREL ENRG KNNP RS IAEA
09UNVIEVIENNA532IAEA/IRAN: BOARD MOVES TOWARD FIRST RESOLUTION
[...] (S) Summary: At a German-hosted P5 1 HOMs meeting November 24, Russia agreed to proceed with a Board of Governors resolution on Iran based on the German elements discussed in Brussels. In contrast to Russian flexibility, Chinese Ambassador Hu was still uninstructed and was surprised at the p [...]
2009-11-23 16:06:00UNVIESECRETAORC IAEA KNNP IR
09UNVIEVIENNA535IAEA/BOG - RUSSIAN NUCLEAR FUEL RESERVE APPROVED
[...] (U) Summary: The years-long IAEA debate over the creation of an international nuclear fuel reserve finally came to a head at the Board of Governors' Thanksgiving session. Rather than have the Board act on a Secretariat recommendation, Russia chose the tactic of seeking approval of its plan by [...]
2009-11-30 16:59:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG KNNP AORC TRGY IAEA
09UNVIEVIENNA536IAEA:REPLACEMENT NEEDED FOR DEPUTY DIRECTOR
[...] (C) UNVIE requests development of a U.S. position on a candidate to replace Deputy Director General Taniguchi as the head of the Department of Safety and Security at IAEA. The current DDG,s contract ends August 2010, but will leave office sooner. IAEA Director General-elect Amano could make [...]
2009-12-01 14:15:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC KNNP IAEA
09UNVIEVIENNA538IAEA/IRAN: BOARD OF GOVERNORS CRITICIZE FAILURES
[...] (SBU) The main event in the November 26-27 Board session was the adoption of the first Board resolution on Iran since February 2006 with the support of all P5 1 partners and by an overwhelming vote of 25-3-6 abstentions, with one absence (septel). Leading up to this, the Board debate on the [...]
2009-12-02 14:34:00UNVIECONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKNNP AORC IAEA IR
09UNVIEVIENNA539IAEA/SYRIA: DIVIDED BOARD REMAINS SEIZED OF THE
[...] (SBU) The IAEA Board of Governors November 27 formally addressed Syria for the fifth time in as many boards. Despite a critical report by the Director General noting no progress on the Dair Alzour investigation and mounting questions on uranium traces at the Miniature Neutron Source Reactor th [...]
2009-12-02 15:08:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM SY KN IAEA KNNP
09UNVIEVIENNA541IAEA Budget Kick-Off Reveals Old Fissures, New Rifts
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The first meeting of the Budget Working Group was short and perfunctory, but elicited four telling statements from the G-77, EU, U.S., and Canada. Subsequent conversations also revealed much about the issues facing Member States as they aim for intense budget negotiations Januar [...]
2009-12-03 08:59:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA PREL UN
09UNVIEVIENNA544IAEA/IRAN: BOARD ADOPTS RESOLUTION IN RESPONSE
[...] (SBU) The IAEA Board of Governors passed a resolution censuring Iran's nuclear program on November 27 , marking the first time since Iran was referred to the UN Security Council in February 2006 that the Board has taken formal action on Iran. The German-sponsored resolution had the support [...]
2009-12-03 15:10:00UNVIECONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKNNP AORC IAEA IR
09UNVIEVIENNA545IO A/S BRIMMER,S FIRST CALL ON DG AMANO AND
[...] (C) IO A/S Esther Brimmer, accompanied by IO DAS Nerissa Cook, was among the first to welcome newly instated IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano on his first day in office December 1. She assured Amano of full U.S. support to make his tenure a success, for which Amano was grateful. Amano outl [...]
2009-12-04 08:00:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC IAEA KNNP PREL UN JA IR
09UNVIEVIENNA546IAEA: NOVEMBER 2009 TACC AND BOARD TC WRAP-UP
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-04 08:54:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY
09UNVIEVIENNA549 IAEA/BOG: North Korea and Other Issues at the November
[...] (SBU) The November 26-27 Board of Governors session concluded with two significant accomplishments: passage of a resolution formally censuring Iran's nuclear program by more than a two-thirds vote (25-3-6 abstain, 1 absent),the first such resolution to be adopted since the February 2006 referr [...]
2009-12-04 12:30:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY NK
09UNVIEVIENNA55IAEA: DG RACE UPDATE
[...] (S) Japanese IAEA Governor Amano told Ambassador Schulte February 4 he was "more optimistic" as to his ability to clinch the two-thirds vote required for election as Director General. With the Board Chair having nearly completed her consultations, 13 countries claimed to be undecided but among [...]
2009-02-06 16:12:00UNVIESECRETAORC PREL PARM TRGY IAEA KNNP JA SF
09UNVIEVIENNA551RSA GAME TO PROMOTE SAFEGUARDS AGREEMENTS, LATER; GUMBI
[...] (U) Summary: Mission reached out to South African counterparts upon receipt of reftel and will continue efforts in Vienna to collaborate in recruiting further states to sign and implement Comprehensive Safeguards Agreements with the Additional Protocol or, as appropriate, to modify existing Sm [...]
2009-12-07 15:57:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP PREL TRGY KTIA SF XA IAEA
09UNVIEVIENNA555IAEA: DG AMANO CITES SAFEGUARDS AND BUDGET
[...] (S) U/S for Arms Control and International Security Ellen Tauscher, accompanied by Special Assistant Jim Timbie, pledged full U.S. support to newly instated IAEA Director General Amano in an introductory call December 4. Amano confirmed his planned trip to Washington January 11-12 and welcome [...]
2009-12-10 08:39:00UNVIESECRETAORC IAEA KNNP TRGY PREL UN JA IR
09UNVIEVIENNA556Increasing U.S. Representation in Vienna-Based
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: U.S. representation at the IAEA was at 11.2% percent as of November 5, 2009, with U.S. citizens holding 84 of 749 positions subject to geographical distribution. While the percentage of Americans at the IAEA has decreased slowly over the past several years, the most recent num [...]
2009-12-11 09:23:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC APER KNNP IAEA UNODC
09UNVIEVIENNA557FUTURE OF THE AGENCY SPUTTERS BUT WON'T GO OUT
[...] (SBU) Summary: The November 19 final meeting of the Future of the Agency (FOA) broke no new ground, though it did provide yet another platform for Iran to bemoan "some Member States' insistence on politicizing the IAEA." The remaining time was dedicated to the question of Board composition an [...]
2009-12-11 14:47:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP PREL IAEA UN
09UNVIEVIENNA56IAEA: SOUTH AFRICA WILLING TO GIVE UP U.S. ORIGIN HEU
[...] (SBU) Acting on REFTEL A, Ambassador Schulte passed the USG non-paper on security of nuclear and radiological material to South Africa's IAEA Governor, Ambassador Abdul Minty, on February 4 during a lunch meeting. Ambassador Minty expressed gratitude for the offer and said he was open to coope [...]
2009-02-09 10:16:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY SF
09UNVIEVIENNA564GUIDANCE REQUEST ON MONGOLIAN NWFZ
[...] (C) Following the November Board session in which Mongolia supported both the Board resolution censuring Iran and the Russian LEU bank resolution, Mongolian Ambassador Enkhsaikhan approached Ambassador Davies December 11 on the longstanding issue of the establishment of a Mongolian Nuclear Weap [...]
2009-12-15 14:16:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC PREL KNNP IAEA MG
09UNVIEVIENNA567IAEA/SAFEGUARDS ANALYTICAL LABORATORY: SECOND
[...] (SBU) The IAEA hosted on December 7 a successful second workshop on the Agency's upgrades to its Safeguards Analytical Laboratories (SAL). The Clean Laboratory Extension (CLE) is fully funded and should be completed by the end of 2010. This extension will house the Japanese-funded Large Geom [...]
2009-12-16 09:11:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY
09UNVIEVIENNA568IAEA/SAFEGUARDS: YEAR-END ROUND-UP OF DISCUSSIONS
[...] (SBU) Summary: On November 25, Msnoff and STATE/ISN colleagues met with Neville Whiting, IAEA Section Head responsible for implementing safeguards in the United States, to discuss prospects for safeguards implementation at the Louisiana Energy Services (LES - a U.S. subsidiary of Urenco) gas [...]
2009-12-16 14:22:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP TRGY ENRG AORC IAEA
09UNVIEVIENNA57IAEA TO PROPOSE LARGE BUDGET INCREASE FEBRUARY 13
[...] (U) This a request for guidance. Please see paragraph 7. 2. (C) Summary: Top officials at the IAEA have informed Mission they will propose a 20 percent increase in the IAEA budget when the 2010-2011 draft budget document is released on Friday, February 13 (strictly protect). Mission reques [...]
2009-02-09 12:49:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC PREL KNNP IAEA UN
09UNVIEVIENNA571MEETING WITH IAEA TO DEMO URANIUM DATABASE AND
[...] (S) Summary: At a December 9 meeting, IAEA Deputy Director General for Safeguards (DDG) Heinonen reaffirmed the IAEA's long-term willingness to participate with the U.S. in a joint effort to maintain a database of global signatures of uranium yellowcake (and other forms of uranium). Represent [...]
2009-12-17 09:10:00UNVIESECRET//NOFORNAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY
09UNVIEVIENNA574MEETING WITH IAEA TO DEMO URANIUM DATABASE AND
[...] (S//NF) Summary: At a December 9 meeting, IAEA Deputy Director General for Safeguards (DDG) Heinonen reaffirmed the IAEA's long-term willingness to participate with the U.S. in a joint effort to maintain a database of global signatures of uranium yellowcake (and other forms of uranium). Repre [...]
2009-12-17 14:34:00UNVIESECRET//NOFORNAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY
09UNVIEVIENNA575GNEP INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT WORKING GROUP DRAWS BROAD
[...] Summary: The Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP) Infrastructure Development Working Group (IDWG) held its fifth meeting December 9-10, 2009, in Vienna, under U.S. chairmanship. Approximately 85 representatives from GNEP partner and observer countries, the International Atomic Energy Agency [...]
2009-12-18 09:35:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY KNNP IAEA
09UNVIEVIENNA577IAEA/SAFEGUARDS: REQUEST TO SUPPORT ROBUST OPEN
[...] (C) In November 12 meeting, Michael Barletta (AmCit),Senior Safeguards Information Analyst in the Division of Information Management, described assistance he would like from the United States to support the IAEA in undertaking the open source information collection and analysis necessary to u [...]
2009-12-18 10:15:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY
09UNVIEVIENNA58IAEA/IRAQ: DISPOSITION OF IRAQI DOCUMENTS AND
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Reflecting U.S. concerns regarding the sensitivity and security of old INVO documents, records and hardware still stored at the IAEA, the U.S. (DOE) recently funded U.S. expert Bill Domke (DOE/LLNL) to conduct a preliminary review of the records and provide a recommendation on [...]
2009-02-10 14:31:00UNVIESECRET//NOFORNAORC IAEA PARM PREL KNNP IZ
09UNVIEVIENNA583AMANO'S METHODICAL, "SOFT" WAY FORWARD ON FUEL BANK
[...] (SBU) Summary: DG Amano told EU Ambassadors the process for further considering an IAEA-administered international nuclear fuel bank (INFB) should be transparent; decisions on how to move forward rested with the Board Chair and Member States. A Secretariat paper addressing implementation issu [...]
2009-12-22 13:17:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTRGY PREL ENRG KNNP AORC IAEA
09UNVIEVIENNA59IAEA/U.S. SAFEGUARDS: IMPLEMENTATION OF U.S.
[...] (SBU) IAEA Safeguards Department Operations B Director Herman Nackaerts and Section Head Chris Charlier are anxious to schedule discussions with the USG in advance of the U.S. submitting our Additional Protocol (AP) declaration, due on the 4th of July, 2009. The Safeguards Department had req [...]
2009-02-11 08:57:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDENGR IAEA KNNP CVIS TRGY
09UNVIEVIENNA60IAEA/IRAN: EU3 REACT TO DRAFT BOARD STATEMENT
[...] (C) Charge shared a draft P5 1 Board statement with EU3 counterparts, who reacted cautiously. Although supportive in principle, the EU3 see no prospect of success in Vienna absent strong confirmation of PolDir agreement to pursue such a statement. Already the Russian PermRep has told German A [...]
2009-02-11 16:15:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP MNUC IAEA IR
09UNVIEVIENNA61IAEA/DG RACE: MINTY PUSHING FOR JUNE VOTE
[...] (C) Summary: With the date for an election of the next IAEA Director General still undecided, South African candidate Abdul Minty has told us that in line with his campaign plan he will push to defer any vote until June -- which would be too late to develop a new slate of candidates in the eve [...]
2009-02-12 11:22:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC PREL KNNP IAEA JA SF
09UNVIEVIENNA63IAEA: TECHNICAL COOPERATION FOR EU REGIONAL
[...] (SBU) As many governments have observed, member states funding the IAEA's Technical Cooperation program should have more control and oversight over project design and implementation. The program's opacity and confounding organization were illustrated most recently in a review of Board-approve [...]
2009-02-12 12:36:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALENRG IAEA ETTC KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY
09UNVIEVIENNA65IAEA PROPOSES UNPRECEDENTED, 23 PERCENT BUDGET
[...] (U) The IAEA released its biennial budget document on February 15, proposed an unprecedented, 23 percent increase. The increase would bring the IAEA regular budget from just under 300 million Euros in 2009 to 368 million in 2010 and 383 million in 2011. The proposed increase is split roughly [...]
2009-02-17 13:14:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PREL KNNP IAEA UN
09UNVIEVIENNA67IAEA MARCH BOARD: PREVIEW AND ANALYSIS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-18 16:57:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY
09UNVIEVIENNA69IAEA: JOINT STATE/DOE LETTER URGING DG TO LEAD ON
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Both the President and Secretary have publicly endorsed the establishment of an international nuclear fuel bank (INFB) under the auspices of the IAEA. Our strategy to establish a fuel bank has three elements: 1) encouraging DG ElBaradei to resume a leadership role; 2) move one [...]
2009-02-19 12:59:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDENRG IAEA ETTC KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY
09UNVIEVIENNA71IAEA/SYRIA: DIRECTOR GENERAL REPEATS CALL FOR
[...] (SBU) The Director General's February 19 report on Syria's undeclared nuclear activities is more categorical than his November report in re-focusing the Agency's nearly year-long investigation on Syrian noncooperation. Most importantly, the report debunks the Syrian red-herring allegation [...]
2009-02-20 13:16:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM SY KN IAEA KNNP
09UNVIEVIENNA73IAEA/IRAN: DG REPORTS TEHRAN,S CONTINUED LACK OF
[...] (SBU) The IAEA Director General's (DG) February 19 report on Iran describes the dichotomy between Iran's lack of cooperation with the IAEA -- the stalled investigation on possible military dimensions (PMD) issues and the refusal to allow IAEA access to some declared nuclear facilities -- an [...]
2009-02-20 14:43:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALKNNP AORC IAEA IR
09UNVIEVIENNA74IAEA BUDGET KICK-OFF LESS CONTENTIOUS THAN
[...] (U) Summary: The IAEA opened 2010-2011 budget negotiations with an informal presentation on February 20. Most Member States expressed concern over the size of the proposed increase, but were not as aggressive as Mission had expected. Members of the G-77 took particular issue with the proposed [...]
2009-02-20 14:54:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PREL KNNP IAEA UN
09UNVIEVIENNA75POLITICS SATURATE OPENING OF "FUTURE OF THE
[...] (U) Summary: The initial meeting of the year-long, Future of the Agency (FOA) process got off to a disappointing - if predictable - start. Most Member States had not given thought to specific issues and their statements were overtly political and unconstructive. Only the U.S. and Canada offe [...]
2009-02-20 15:03:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIAEA AORC KNNP UN PREL
09UNVIEVIENNA76IAEA: MOVING NUCLEAR SECURITY INTO THE MAINSTREAM
[...] (SBU) In 2001, shortly after the September 11 terrorist attacks, the IAEA Board of Governors began a process of strengthening the Secretariat's role in preventing nuclear terrorism. The Agency has since adopted a "Nuclear Security Plan," the latest version of which expires at the end of 2009. [...]
2009-02-20 15:45:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC ENRG TRGY KNNP IAEA PTER
09UNVIEVIENNA8NONPROLIFERATION SANCTIONS: A.Q. KHAN AND
[...] (U) Mission shared sanctions decision information with senior IAEA officials and disseminated the Department's media note to PA contacts. Ambassador reached Director General ElBaradei by phone to brief personally on the announcement. In response to the DG's questions, the Ambassador confirmed [...]
2009-01-12 16:44:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM EFIN PREL MNUC KNNP IAEA
09UNVIEVIENNA80REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE - PROGRAM SUPPORT COSTS AT
[...] (SBU) This is a guidance request. Per reftel, the simmering issue of Program Support Costs (PSCs) may come to the fore sooner rather than later. A Canadian contribution of nearly 4 million USD for the Nuclear Security Fund is on hold pending release of an official PSC policy, and there is so [...]
2009-02-25 13:22:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIAEA OTRA KNNP TRGY AORC UN PREL AS CA
09UNVIEVIENNA82IAEA/IRAN: TECHNICAL BRIEFING IS SOUNDING BOARD
[...] (SBU) On February 24, Ops B Director Herman Nackaerts provided Member States a technical briefing on the Director General's (DG) report on Iran that largely repeated the same points covered in the report, but also offered a more detailed explanation about how the "error" on the additional l [...]
2009-02-25 17:18:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALKNNP AORC IAEA IR
09UNVIEVIENNA83UK BACKING OFF "PRINCIPLES" AT MARCH 17-18 NUCLEAR FUEL
[...] (SBU) IAEACouns shared ref a points with British Deputy Head of Mission Carol Cliff February 23. Cliff confirmed her general agreement with U.S. reservations about the adoption of a statement of principles at the March 17-18 London conference "Multilateral Approaches to the Fuel Cycle." "If a [...]
2009-02-26 06:47:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC ENRG TRGY KNNP IAEA PARM MNUC
09UNVIEVIENNA84IAEA/SYRIA TECHNICAL BRIEFING: SYRIA REJECTS IAEA
[...] (SBU) The IAEA's technical briefing on Syria, ahead of the March 2-6 Board of Governors meeting, reviewed the Agency's case for concerns of a nuclear reactor under construction at the Al-Kibar site. In a refreshingly unambiguous briefing, the IAEA presented new uranium findings, doubling the [...]
2009-02-26 07:26:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALPREL PARM SY KN IAEA KNNP
09UNVIEVIENNA87IAEA/INDIA - INDIA'S ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL: A
[...] (C) The IAEA has added to the Board agenda for next week an Additional Protocol (AP) for India. The document was circulated for Member State consideration mid-day Thursday, 26 February. The draft text basically contains an obligation to provide limited reporting on exports to non nuclear we [...]
2009-02-27 11:25:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALENRG IAEA KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY ETTC IN
09UNVIEVIENNA89SENIOR SENATE INVESTIGATOR WALKS THE HALLS OF
[...] (SBU) Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) Senior Investigator Doug Frantz relied on his journalistic experience and extensive network of contacts to conduct an unconventional, one-man staffdel to Vienna February 9 - 13. Engaged by SFRC Chairman John Kerry (whom he knew in connection to t [...]
2009-03-04 09:55:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIAEA AORC KNNP UN PREL PARM TRGY JA
09UNVIEVIENNA90NEW RUSSIAN MOOD MUSIC AT IAEA BOARD MEETING
[...] (C) The just-concluded March 2 - 5 meeting of the IAEA Board of Governors saw a striking improvement in the tone and content of US-Russian cooperation on our nonproliferation agenda. The most important result of this was the joint statement of the P5 1 delegations on Iran -- the first such st [...]
2009-03-05 13:43:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP IAEA SY IR RU
09UNVIEVIENNA91IAEA/DPRK: SUPPORT FOR SIX-PARTY PROCESS AND
[...] (SBU) North Korea has been on the agenda of every IAEA Board of Governors meeting since inspectors were kicked out of the country in December 2002. For the March 2009 Board meeting no written report was issued by the Secretariat on this item, and the Director General's introductory remarks w [...]
2009-03-06 13:36:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC IAEA KN KNNP
09UNVIEVIENNA92IAEA/SYRIA: SYRIA OFFERS NO FURTHER COOPERATION TO
[...] (SBU) The March 4 IAEA Board of Governors deliberations on Syria broke down along similar lines as past Board discussion of this issue. Although the Director General and a majority of Board members (21 of 33 Board members) called for cooperation by Syria, NAM standard bearers Egypt, Cuba and [...]
2009-03-06 14:13:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM SY KN IAEA KNNP
09UNVIEVIENNA93IAEA/IRAN: BOARD URGES TEHRAN TO COOPERATE
[...] (SBU) A joint six-country (P5 1) statement on Iran, the first of its kind at an IAEA Board of Governors meeting, had a salutary effect on the tenor of the March 3 Board deliberations on Iran. This statement of unity took Board members and Iran by surprise and the majority of the Board wel [...]
2009-03-06 14:50:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP AORC IAEA IR
09UNVIEVIENNA94IAEA/MARCH BOARD: DG ELECTION SET FOR MARCH 26-27
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-06 14:59:00UNVIESECRETAORC PREL KNNP IAEA JA SF
09UNVIEVIENNA95IAEA MARCH 2009 BOARD OF GOVERNORS: AOB DISCUSSION OF
[...] (SBU) Summary: Renewed leadership by the Director General, announcements of financial pledges, and calls for more dialogue from potential beneficiary states advanced us toward future IAEA Board action to implement reliable access to nuclear fuel (RANF) mechanisms under IAEA auspices. The Boar [...]
2009-03-06 15:39:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC ENRG TRGY KNNP IAEA
09UNVIEVIENNA96 IAEA: MARCH BOARD WRAP-UP
[...] (SBU) USDEL was broadly successful in using the March 2-5, 2009 IAEA Board of Governors meeting as a platform to enunciate the new Administration's support for the IAEA and renewed commitment to multilateral cooperation. U.S. interventions conveyed the overarching objective of building a robus [...]
2009-03-06 15:41:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY
09USUNNEWYORK640AMB RICE'S JUNE 29 MEETING WITH CHAIR OF NPT
[...] (C) Ambassador Rice met with Zimbabwean PermRep Chidyausiku on June 29 to discuss his work as chair of the NPT Preparatory Committee (PrepCom). Chidyausiku said the U.S. had been very helpful during last month's PrepCom meeting. In response to the Ambassador's question as to what more the U. [...]
2009-06-30 20:19:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALAORC KNNP MNUC PARM PREL UNGA NPT IAEA
09VALLETTA367MALTA: IAEA GENERAL CONFERENCE DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-21 14:09:00Embassy VallettaCONFIDENTIALAORC PREL PARM KNNP IAEA EG IS MT
09VIENNA1170AUSTRIA ON MIDDLE EAST AT IAEA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-15 14:57:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL KNNP IAEA AORC AU
09VIENNA1195AUSTRIA: EXPANDING THE CHORUS ON IRAN
[...] (C) Amb. Eacho delivered ref A demarche August 16 to Austrian Political Director Stefan Lehne, emphasizing both the potential impact on Iran's conduct in the upcoming Oct. 1 P-5 1 talks and potential downstream benefits should further discussion of sanctions in the UNSC prove necessary. Lehne [...]
2009-09-17 14:04:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC IAEA PARM UN IR AU
09VIENNA1333AUSTRIA ON HANDLING OF GOLDSTONE REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-15 06:45:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PTER KPAL IAEA AU
09VIENNA503CDA, UNVIE AMB. SCHULTE DISCUSS ASAD VISIT WITH GOA
[...] (C) Summary: Charge Kilner and Ambassador Schulte met April 24 with Johannes Kyrle, MFA SecGen, and (separately) with Alfons Kloss, President Fischer's diplomatic advisor, to discuss Syrian President Asad's April 27-28 visit to Vienna. Charge stressed that the visit should be viewed as an oppo [...]
2009-04-28 06:47:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPREL IAEA PHUM PARM SY AU
09VILNIUS262(S) LITHUANIA WILL LIKELY VOTE FOR AMANO FOR IAEA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-12 10:37:00Embassy VilniusSECRETAORC PREL KNNP IAEA LH
09VILNIUS446LITHUANIA HOPES FOR SMOOTHER IAEA GENERAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-21 14:20:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALAORC PREL PARM KNNP IAEA LH
09WARSAW897POLAND: CONCERNED ABOUT MIDDLE EAST AND IAEA
[...] (C) Szymon Bochenski of the Polish MFA's Security Department told us on August 25 that Poland shares U.S. concerns that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) General Conference (GC) is becoming mired in an overly politicized Arab-Israeli debate on the Middle East issue which is distrac [...]
2009-09-02 19:38:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALAORC PREL PARM KNNP IAEA EG IS
09WARSAW966POLAND READY TO EXPAND THE CHORUS ON IRAN
[...] (C) The GoP fully agrees with reftel views and believes that Iranian authorities are running out of time to engage in a substantive, comprehensive dialogue with the West. MFA Iran desk officer Piotr Kozlowski told us Poland would do what it could to persuade Iran to be more forthcoming rega [...]
2009-09-18 15:16:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM IAEA PREL AORC IR PL
09WELLINGTON113NEW ZEALAND WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT AMANO FOR
[...] (C) On May 8, Acting DCM met with Jillian Dempster, Deputy Director of the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) International Security and Disarmament Division to discuss reftel points. Dempster said that New Zealand will support Japanese candidate Ambassador Yukiya Aman [...]
2009-05-11 02:40:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIALAORC KNNP IAEA PREL NZ
09WELLINGTON151Demarche Response IAEA Reports on Iran and Syria
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-12 04:12:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIALPARM KNNP IAEA MNUC IR TRGY NZ
09WELLINGTON60GNZ AGREES WITH USG POINTS ON IRAN AND SYRIA; WILL
[...] (S) On March 2, Acting DCM met with Jillian Dempster, Deputy Director at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade International Security and Disarmament Division to discuss reftel points. Dempster agreed with the USG views, noting that MFAT had forwarded draft statements on both Iran and S [...]
2009-03-02 02:50:00Embassy WellingtonSECRETPARM KNNP IAEA MNUC IR SYR NZ
09WINDHOEK18FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSSES ZIMBABWE, IRAN
[...] (C) On January 21, Ambassador met with Namibian Foreign Minister Marco Hausiku to convey a New Year's greeting and discuss the situation in Zimbabwe. Hausiku also briefly mentioned Namibia's overtures to Iran. -------- Zimbabwe -------- 2. (C) Ambassador began by urging the Government [...]
2009-01-21 15:57:00Embassy WindhoekCONFIDENTIALPREL IAEA ZI IR WA
09YAOUNDE789RECENT DEMARCHES DELIVERED // ZFR //
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-17 13:20:00Embassy YaoundeUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR PREL AORC EG IS EAID
09YAOUNDE805RECENT DEMARCHES DELIVERED: CAMEROON
[...] (U) Post delivered reftel recent demarches to Ministry of External Relations (MINREX) Director for Americas Joe Nzume, covering the U.N. General Assembly agenda, the ESTA and Travel Promotion Act, the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA) list of goods produced by child l [...]
2009-09-24 11:04:00Embassy YaoundeUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR PREL AORC EG IS EAID
09YEREVAN203ARMENIA ON NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-23 12:59:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM MNUC PGOV PREL ENRG AORC KNNP UNGA IAEA NPT
09ZAGREB105CROATIA PROVIDES VIEWS ON NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Andrej Dogan, Head of the Department for International Security at the Croatian MFA, responded to reftel during a 23 February meeting. The GOC approaches the review process with its own three pillars in mind: universality, commitment to strengthening non-proliferation regimes, a [...]
2009-02-24 07:39:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALAORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA IAEA NPT
10ABUDHABI158UAE PREPARING FOR NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT
[...] (SBU) On January 31, EconOff and Dutch Charg???? Huib de Bliek delivered Ref A demarche encouraging the UAE to attend February's Nuclear Security Summit third Sherpa meeting in The Hague to Ambassador Hamad Al Kaabi, MFA Special Coordinator for International Nuclear Cooperation and UAE IAEA Per [...]
2010-02-01 13:02:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM EAID TBIO IAEA AORC CDG ENRG MNUC PGOV PREL AE
10ABUJA194NIGERIA TO ATTEND THE FEBRUARY 9-11 SHERPA MEETING IN THE
[...] (SBU) Embassy Political Counselor, ESTH Officer (note taker) and Dutch Economic and Trade Officer jointly delivered ref A points to the Director General of the Nigerian Nuclear Regulatory Authority (NNRA) and recently-appointed Sherpa for the April 12-13 Nuclear Security Summit Professor Shemsi [...]
2010-02-04 13:11:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM EAID TBIO IAEA AORC CDG ENRG MNUC PGOV PREL UNGA
10ACCRA144GHANA SUPPORTS U.S. PEACEFUL USE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY, SEEKS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In response to reftel A demarche, the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission offered "political support" for the USG in the upcoming NPT Review Conference. Ghana embraces the future use of nuclear power for its energy security, medicine, and other peaceful uses. Although Ghana has stat [...]
2010-02-19 13:33:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG PARM IAEA PREL NPT GH
10ANKARA172TURKEY'S VIEWS ON NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT'S
[...] (SBU) Together with Dutch Embassy PolCouns Sander Jansen, we delivered the note verbale contained in reftel to MFA Nonproliferation and Disarmament Section Chief Mustafa Yurdakul, Turkey's sous-Sherpa. Yurdakul confirmed that he has registered Dr. Hakan Fidan, Turkey's Sherpa for the Nuclear [...]
2010-02-03 07:56:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPARM EAID TBIO IAEA AORC ENRG MNUC PGOV
10ANKARA306TURKEY WILL CALL ON SYRIA TO FULLY COOPERATE AT
[...] (C) Drawing on reftel, we expressed USG concerns about Syria's nuclear program to MFA Nonproliferation and Disarmament Deputy DG Omer Tuzel on February 25. Tuzel said Turkey shares USG concerns about Syria's nuclear program and has raised these concerns during bilateral discussions with Syr [...]
2010-02-25 15:51:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL SY IAEA
10ASTANA131 KAZAKHSTAN: PREPARED FOR SHERPA MEETING IN THE HAGUE
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 29, the CDA and the Dutch Ambassador jointly delivered the invitation to the February 9-11 preparatory meeting for the Global Nuclear Security Summit. Umarov, who said Kazakhstan had no objections to t [...]
2010-02-01 01:05:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PTER ENRG KNNP TRGY IAEA KZ
10ASTANA79 KAZAKHSTAN: DEMARCHE RESPONSE ON THE NUCLEAR SECURITY
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) On January 25, the Ambassador delivered reftel points to Deputy Foreign Minister Kairat Umarov. Umarov took the points under advisement. Post also forwarded the points to the MFA separately under the cover of a diplomatic n [...]
2010-01-25 10:03:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM EAID TBIO IAEA NPT PREL KZ
10ATHENS133GREECE: VIEWS ON IRAN TRR AND RECENT EU FAC; SYRIA DEMARCHE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. MFA interlocutors welcomed points explaining our position on the Tehran Research Reactor, and appreciated our interest in addressing the humanitarian issues facing Iran. They stated that due to a great divergence of views among members, the EU had not yet decided if it will appl [...]
2010-02-25 09:46:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALPARM KNNP MNUC IAEA IR SY GR
10BEIJING202CHINA'S MFA, CAEA PRESS FOR GREATER NUCLEAR SECURITY
[...] (SBU) Admiral Joseph J. Krol, Associate Administrator for the U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Office of Emergency Operations, met with officials from China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and the China Atomic Energy Authority (CAEA) on January 6 [...]
2010-01-26 08:29:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECON ETTC TRGY KNNP IAEA KTIA CVIS CH
10BEIJING229CHINA SENDING DELEGATION TO THIRD NUCLEAR SECURITY
[...] (SBU) PolOff and Dutch Embassy counterpart delivered reftel demarche and Note Verbale requesting China's participation in the third Sherpa meeting scheduled for February in The Hague to prepare for the April Nuclear Security Summit to MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Nuclear Divisio [...]
2010-01-28 07:38:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM IAEA EAID TBIO NPT AORC CDG ENRG MNUC
10BEIJING325CONVENTION ON SUPPLEMENTARY COMPENSATION FOR NUCLEAR
[...] (SBU) Acting Assistant Commerce Secretary Mary Saunders on January 14 led a delegation made up of USG officers from Commerce, Energy, and State, and U.S. nuclear industry representatives to discuss the Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage (CSC) with China's National Ene [...]
2010-02-08 06:24:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECON ETTC TRGY KNNP IAEA KTIA CVIS CH
10BEIJING340CHINA'S MFA, GACC, CAEA PRESS FOR GREATER NUCLEAR SECURITY
[...] (SBU) Assistant Deputy Administrator for the U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Office of Nonproliferation, Dave Huizenga, visited Beijing China 20-23 January. He participated in the Transportation Security Workshop with China Atomic Energy Authority ( [...]
2010-02-09 07:27:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECON ETTC TRGY KNNP IAEA KTIA CVIS CH
10BEIRUT188DEMARCHES ON SYRIAN AND IRANIAN NUCLEAR PROGRAMS
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-25 16:50:00Embassy BeirutSECRETKNNP MNUC PARM PREL IAEA IR SY
10BERLIN113GERMANY WELCOMES POINTS ON NPT REVCON AND NSS, BUT
[...] (SBU) German MFA desk officer for nuclear energy Joerg Polster welcomed Reftel points distinguishing the April Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) and the May Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference (NPT RevCon). These points, he said, will be helpful, for example, in responding to press [...]
2010-01-26 17:11:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPARM EAID TRIO IAEA NPT AORC CDG ENRG MUNC
10BERLIN149GERMANY OUTLINES GOALS FOR NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT
[...] (C) Summary. Germany has two main objectives for the upcoming Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) sherpa meeting in The Hague. Germany hopes to get closer to a consensus on the NSS communiqu and work plan and also would like to come to an agreement on a summit schedule that will please Merkel's Ch [...]
2010-02-02 16:55:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPARM EAID TBIO IAEA NPT AORC CDG ENRG MUNC
10BERN77SYRIA AT MARCH IAEA BOARD OF GOVERNORS MEETING:
[...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel message on February 24 to Andreas Friedrich, Head of the Arms Control and Disarmament Section of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA). Friedrich's deputy, Jean-Daniel Praz, who is the FDFA's coordinator for IAEA issues, joined the meeting. 2. (C) Refe [...]
2010-02-25 16:22:00Embassy BernCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL IAEA MNUC SY SZ
10BERN78EXPLAINING U.S. POLICY ON IRAN'S TEHRAN RESEARCH
[...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel message on February 24 to Andreas Friedrich, Head of the Arms Control and Disarmament Section of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA). Friedrich's deputy, Jean-Daniel Praz, joined the meeting. 2. (C) Praz asked about the Iranian proposal for a simulta [...]
2010-02-25 16:22:00Embassy BernCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR SZ
10BERN80SYRIA AT MARCH IAEA BOARD OF GOVERNORS MEETING:
[...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel message on February 24 to Andreas Friedrich, Head of the Arms Control and Disarmament Section of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA). Friedrich's deputy, Jean-Daniel Praz, who is the FDFA's coordinator for IAEA issues, joined the meeting. 2. (C) Refe [...]
2010-02-25 16:22:00Embassy BernCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL IAEA MNUC SY SZ
10BERN81EXPLAINING U.S. POLICY ON IRAN'S TEHRAN RESEARCH
[...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel message on February 24 to Andreas Friedrich, Head of the Arms Control and Disarmament Section of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA). Friedrich's deputy, Jean-Daniel Praz, joined the meeting. 2. (C) Praz asked about the Iranian proposal for a simulta [...]
2010-02-25 16:22:00Embassy BernCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR SZ
10BERN83SYRIA AT MARCH IAEA BOARD OF GOVERNORS MEETING:
[...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel message on February 24 to Andreas Friedrich, Head of the Arms Control and Disarmament Section of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA). Friedrich's deputy, Jean-Daniel Praz, who is the FDFA's coordinator for IAEA issues, joined the meeting. 2. (C) Refe [...]
2010-02-25 16:22:00Embassy BernCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL IAEA MNUC SY SZ
10BRASILIA31Preparing for the Nuclear Security Summit
[...] (SBU) In conjunction with Netherlands ChargC) Frans Van Rijn, ChargC) d'Affaires Lisa Kubiske presented the Note Verbale and points contained in reftel to Ministry for External Relations Under Secretary for Political Affairs Vera Machado. Machado said that the GOB supports the Nuclear Securit [...]
2010-01-29 20:48:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM IAEA AORC MNUC PREL BR
10BRASILIA88PREPARING FOR THE NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT: DIFFERENCES
[...] (SBU) Post has discussed the points raised in reftel with Ministry for External Relations (MRE) Director for Disarmament and Sensitive Technologies Santiago Mourao. Mourao has been active in the Nuclear Security Summit preparation process and understands well the different goals and objectives [...]
2010-01-28 16:46:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MNUC PARM BR IAEA
10BRIDGETOWN5DEMARCHE RESPONSE ON PUBLICIZING U.S. RECORD OF COOPERATION
[...] (U) Post delivered reftel points via diplomatic note to the governments of Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines on December 21, 2009. Talking points were also relayed verbally to Prime Ministers Denzil Douglas and Baldwin S [...]
2010-01-07 14:44:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIEDPARM EAID TBIO IAEA AORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC XL
10BRUSSELS142BELGIUM: PREPARING FOR THE NUCLEAR SECURITY
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-05 17:22:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM EAID TBIO IAEA NPT AORC CDG ENRG MNUC
10BUDAPEST50HUNGARY'S COMMENTS ON MOBILIZING PRESSURE ON IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-29 14:31:00Embassy BudapestSECRETPARM PREL UNSC IAEA IR HU
10BUENOSAIRES138ARGENTINA - PREPARATIONS FOR GLOBAL NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT
[...] (SBU) Emboffs met with Alberto Dojas, Deputy Director at the MFA's Direction for International Security and Nuclear Affairs (DIGAN),and with Francisco Spano and Elena Maceiras, respectively Chairman and Vice-President of the Nuclear Regulatory Agency (ARN),to discuss points raised in reftel. [...]
2010-02-05 15:07:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPINR PARM KSUM PINS PREL IAEA PTER AR
10CAIRO139DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT SHERPAS
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-28 15:22:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPARM EAID TBIO IAEA AORC CDG ENRG MNUC PGOV PREL EG
10CAIRO36EGYPT-U.S. CIVIL NUCLEAR-RELATED BILATERAL CONTACTS
[...] (C) Key Points: -- During separate visits, two Department of Energy (DOE) technical delegations recently held constructive talks with GOE counterparts on indigenous nuclear safety capabilities and the recovery and control of materials usable in dirty bombs. -- Senior GOE officials responsible for n [...]
2010-01-05 15:15:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALAPCS EG IAEA KNNP PREL TRGY
10CANBERRA138READY TO PRESSURE SYRIA AT IAEA
[...] (C/NF) Australia's assessment of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General's report on Syria's nuclear program is "virtually identical" to that of the United States. Wendy Walsh of the Arms Control and Counter-Proliferation Branch at the Department of Foreign Affairs and [...]
2010-02-25 21:42:00Embassy CanberraCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPARM PREL SY IAEA AS
10CANBERRA67AUSTRALIA FEELS WELL-INFORMED ON NUCLEAR
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Australia has been very happy with the level of dialogue in advance of the Nuclear Security Summit and NPT Review Conference (RevCon). Officials clearly understand the distinction between the two and what the United States hopes to accomplish at each. Some worry that Thailan [...]
2010-01-28 04:25:00Embassy CanberraCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPARM EAID TBIO IAEA AORC ENRG MNUC PGOV AS
10CANBERRA78AUSTRALIAN SHERPA LOOKING FORWARD TO MEETING
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Australia will take part in the Nuclear Security Summit's third Sherpa meeting in The Hague. The Australian Sherpa expressed concerns over French objections to the discussion of MOX fuel and Non-Aligned Movement criticism of the Nuclear Security Summit. Australia hopes that [...]
2010-02-02 07:20:00Embassy CanberraCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPARM EAID TBIO IAEA NPT AORC CDG ENRG MNUC
10EFTOLONDON223UK COMMITTED TO DISTINGUISHING NUCLEAR SECURITY
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Judith Gough, Head of Security Policy Group at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO),and Rhydian Phillips, Deputy Head of CBRN Security at the FCO, on January 21. In a follow-up meeting on January 29, Phillips said that the UK shared the U.S. con [...]
2010-01-29 15:36:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PARM PREL EAID TBIO IAEA NPT AORC CDG
10EFTOLONDON224UK TO SEND FIVE REPRESENTATIVES TO NUCLEAR
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel joint demarche to Rhydian Phillips, Deputy Head of CBRN Security at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO),on January 29, along with Political Counselor Birgitta Tazelaar of the Embassy of the Netherlands. Phillips thanked the U.S. and the Netherlands for the [...]
2010-01-29 15:37:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PARM EAID TBIO IAEA NPT AORC CDG
10HANOI106Joint Demarche Delivered on Preparations for Third Sherpa
[...] (SBU) On January 27, PolOff, together with the Dutch Charge Collett, met with MFA International Organizations Assistant Director General Do Hung Viet to deliver reftel A demarche regarding the Third Sherpa Meeting in the Hague on February 9-11. PolOff and Collett highlighted the importance of t [...]
2010-01-29 03:38:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM EAID TBIO IAEA AORC CDG ENRG MNUC PGOV PREL VM
10HANOI200Information on the Nuclear Security Summit
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-12 09:52:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDPARM EAID TBIO IAEA AORC CDG ENRG MNUC PGOV PREL VM
10ISLAMABAD452PAKISTAN'S RESPONSE: PREPARING FOR SYRIA AT MARCH
[...] (C) Post delivered reftel demarche on preparing for Syria at the March International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors meeting to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Director for Disarmament Mohammad Kamran Akhtar and Deputy Director Abbas Qureshi, on February 25. 2. (C) Akhtar [...]
2010-02-26 07:53:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL SY IAEA
10JAKARTA132NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT AND THIRD SHERPA MEETING
[...] (U) Poloff delivered points from ref a demarche concerning the Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) and, together with Dutch Political Counselor Paul Ymkers, from ref b demarche on the Third NSS Sherpa Meeting at a January 29 meeting with Andy Rachmianto, Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) Deputy [...]
2010-01-29 08:40:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL MNUC NPT IAEA CTBT ID
10KATHMANDU132NEPAL: IAEA TANZANIA CONFERENCE DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] (U) Post delivered reftel points and letter to Nepal Ministry of Foreign Affairs Under Secretary of the UN, International Organizations, and International Law Division Ramesh P. Khanal on February 11. Khanal thanked the Embassy for the information, but did not provide any substantive response. [...]
2010-02-11 13:37:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDIAEA PARM PREL KNNP KTIA NP
10KINGSTON274JAMAICA: PREPARING FOR SYRIA AT MARCH IAEA BOARD OF
[...] (U) Per reftel, Emboff delivered nonpaper on the IAEA investigation of Syria's clandestine nuclear activities to Ms. Pamela Ingleton of the International Organizations Department of the Government of Jamaica (GOJ)'s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT). The nonpaper was deliv [...]
2010-02-25 19:36:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL IAEA SY JM XL
10KUALALUMPUR49MALAYSIA: MFA VIEWS ON NON-PRO, IAEA, AND EXPORT CONTROL LAW
[...] (S) The DCM met with MFA Deputy Secretary General Zainol Abidin Omar on January 15 to convey Ref A talking points and to discuss a range of other counter-proliferation and export control-related issues (refs A and B). Referencing special information that was provided to the GOM in early-Novemb [...]
2010-01-21 08:54:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETPREL KNNP PARM IAEA MNUC PGOV IR MY
10KUALALUMPUR66MALAYSIA: JOINT DEMARCHE WITH DUTCH ON NUCLEAR
[...] (SBU) Poloff and Netherlands embassy DCM Soer met with MFA Under Secretary for Non-Proliferation Bala Chandran Tharman on January 27 to discuss the upcoming Sherpa meeting in the Hague for the Nuclear Security Summit(ref A). U/S Bala, who is the Sous Sherpa for the GOM's delegation, acknowledg [...]
2010-02-04 03:20:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM EAID IAEA NPT AORC MNUC PREL UNGA MY
10KUALALUMPUR68AA/S VAN DIEPEN'S MEETINGS IN KUALA LUMPUR ON
[...] (S) SUMMARY: MFA Deputy Secretary General Zainol told visiting Acting Assistant Secretary of State for International Security and Nonproliferation Vann Van Diepen in a 90-minute interagency meeting on January 28 that the GOM was in the final stages of reviewing its draft export control law be [...]
2010-02-05 01:41:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETPREL EFIN ETTC PARM MY KNNP IAEA
10KUALALUMPUR80MALAYSIA: GOM NAMES NEW GOVENOR TO THE IAEA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA Deputy Secretary General II for Multilateral Affairs Mohammed Zainol invited the Ambassador to a February 9 meeting to inform him that the GOM had appointed Muhammad Shahrul Ikram Bin Yaakob as the new Governor of Malaysia to the Board of Governors (BOG) of the IAEA. Zainol [...]
2010-02-09 10:36:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM PGOV IAEA IR MY
10KUALALUMPUR90MALAYSIA IN LISTENING MODE ON NEED TO PRESSURE IRAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA Assistant Secretary for Nonproliferation and Arms Control Shazryll Zahiran, responding to ref A points that Iran's continued non-compliance with UN and IAEA obligations regarding its nuclear program deserves the urgent attention of the international community, agreed that Iran [...]
2010-02-11 09:31:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM PGOV IR MY IAEA
10LILONGWE57MALAWI: DEMARCHE RE IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM
[...] (SBU) DCM conveyed points in reftel demarche Feb. 10 to Anthony Livuza, MFA Principal Secretary and Paul Chiunguzeni, MFA Director of Political Affairs. Both appeared well briefed on the issues. 2. (C) Livuza replied that he understood that the USG had made considerable eff [...]
2010-02-18 16:29:00Embassy LilongweCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL IR UNSC IAEA MI
10LONDON444UK RESPONSE: SYRIA AT MARCH IAEA MEETING
[...] (C/NF) Poloffs delivered reftel demarche to Duncan Johnson, Regional Issues Desk Officer in the Counter-Proliferation Department (CPD) of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO),and Victoria Dunne, Syria and Lebanon Desk Officer in the Middle East and North Africa Department of the FCO, on [...]
2010-02-25 17:11:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPARM PREL IAEA SY IR TU UK
10MADRID139SPAIN: INFORMED OF DIFFERENT OBJECTIVES FOR NSS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: POLOFF on February 1 met LTC. Anibal Villalba Fernandez, an adviser to President Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero on foreign and security issues, to review Ref A points on the different objectives for the Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) that President Obama will host in the Washington [...]
2010-02-04 12:12:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPARM EAID TBIO IAEA NPT AORC CDG ENRG MNUC
10MADRID69SPAIN INCREASINGLY LIKE-MINDED ON ADDITIONAL IRAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Ambassador Stephen Mull, Special Advisor to P, on January 15 briefed Spanish diplomats regarding key updates in the USG's engagement track with Iran and the need to begin focusing on a UNSC resolution for additional sanctions if Tehran refuses to engage. Mull emphasiz [...]
2010-01-22 16:09:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKNNP MNUC PARM PREL IR IAEA TRGY NPT SP EUN
10MANILA196PHILIPPINE VIEWS ON NPT REVIEW CONFERENCE AND
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 28, Political-External chief discussed the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty Review Conference (NPT RevCon) and Nuclear Security Summit with the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA),and delivered Reftel demarches. DFA said that the planning was proceeding well for nex [...]
2010-01-29 07:04:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL NPT IAEA UNGA RP
10MASERU44LESOTHO DISCUSSES IAEA AND IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-10 05:49:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIAEA PARM PREL KNNP KTIA LT IR
10MEXICO117Russian FM Lavrov Visit to Mexico: Constructive and
[...] (C) Summary: Senior Mexican Foreign Ministry sources characterized the brief working visit of Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov as constructive and focused on multi-lateral and regional issues, i.e., Iran, UN Security Council and Human Rights, Honduras, and Haiti. Lavrov was non-ideological, and [...]
2010-02-19 18:58:00Embassy MexicoCONFIDENTIALPREL MNUC PARM KGHG UNSC IAEA KNNP IR RS HA MX
10MEXICO362Nuclear Emergency Management Cooperation with Mexico CNSNS
[...] (SBU) U.S Department of Energy (DOE) National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Office of International Emergency Management and Cooperation (IEMC) met with Government of Mexico (GOM) National Commission for Nuclear Safety and Safeguards (CNSNS) for continued collaboration regarding enhanc [...]
2010-02-03 01:26:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECON TRGY KNNP IAEA ASEC MNUC PARM MX
10MEXICO382Mexico on Preparing for the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
[...] (SBU) Poloff discussed January 28 the U.S. approach to the 2010 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference (Ref. A and B) and the upcoming Nuclear Security Summit (Ref. C) with Julian Juarez Cadenas, Deputy Director General for UN-Related Security and Legal Issues at the [...]
2010-02-04 20:57:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMNUC KNNP PARM ENRG PREL IAEA EAID TBIO AORC CDG PGOV
10MOSCOW115RUSSIAN URANIUM OXIDE AS POTENTIAL COLLATERAL FOR
[...] (C) Summary: Deputy Director of Rosatom Nikolay Spasskiy told U/S Bill Burns in a meeting on January 13 that Russia has no uranium silicide to supply as collateral for Iranian LEU (low enriched uranium),but is technically capable of supplying at least a small quantity of uranium oxide f [...]
2010-01-19 15:44:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALIAEA IR KNNP PREL RS
10MOSCOW162DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PREPARING FOR THE NUCLEAR
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-22 15:46:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDPARM KNNP IAEA AORC MNUC CDC UNGA TBIO RS
10MOSCOW200DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO GOR ON HELIUM-3 SHORTAGE FOR
[...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel demarche orally to Aleksey Ubeyev, Deputy Director of International Cooperation Department, at Rosatom on January 14. After consulting with the Department (ref B),post delivered slightly abridged written talking points also to Ubeyev on Jan 19. As Ubeyev is curren [...]
2010-01-28 11:38:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC ENRG IAEA KNNP PARM RS
10MOSCOW273RUSSIAN SHERPA SEEKS SMOOTH NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-05 15:24:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARK AORC EAID ENRG IAEA MNUC TBIO UNGA NPT
10MOSCOW437DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PREPARING FOR SYRIA AT MARCH
[...] (C) EmbOff delivered reftel message on February 26 to Third Secretaries Aleksandr Bulychev and Roman Ustinov in the MFA Department for Security Affairs and Disarmament. After listening attentively, they responded that Russia had reviewed the DG's sixth report on Syria and Amano did not say th [...]
2010-02-26 16:04:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL KNNP IAEA SY RS
10MUSCAT17OMANIS AWARE OF U.S. RECORD OF COOPERATION ON THE PEACEFUL
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-16 22:34:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDPARM EAID IAEA AORC ENRG MU
10NDJAMENA26CHAD: DEMARCHES ON U.S. COMMITMENT TO STRENGTHENING THE
[...] (U) Per action request in reftels, Post delivered French language versions of talking points on the U.S. commitment to strengthen the NPT to the Chadian MFA's Barka Gaen, Director of Judicial Affairs, on January 11. Barka said that Chad very much appreciated being informed of the USG's thinkin [...]
2010-01-13 15:05:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP PARM ENRG PREL IAEA NPT MNUC KTBT CD
10OTTAWA91Canadian Views on Syria and Iran at IAEA BOG Meeting
[...] (C/NF) Summary: Canada supports the U.S. call for strong statements on both Iranian and Syrian nuclear activities at the IAEA Board of Governors meeting March 1-5. Nonproliferation is a major theme of Canada's G-8 Presidency, and the Prime Minister has repeatedly voiced his strong views on I [...]
2010-02-26 23:41:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPARM PREL SY IAEA MNUC TRGY CA IR
10OUAGADOUGOU131BURKINA FASO: DEMARCHE DELIVERED CONCERNING MARCH
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-25 11:47:00Embassy OuagadougouCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL IAEA UV
10PRETORIA210PREPARING FOR THE NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT:
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-01 14:21:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM EAID TBIO IAEA NPT AORC ENRG MNUC PREL
10PRETORIA211PREPARING FOR THE NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT:
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-01 14:22:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM EAID TBIO IAEA NPT AORC ENRG MNUC PREL
10PRETORIA401SOUTH AFRICA: PREPARING FOR SYRIA AT MARCH IAEA
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-28 22:02:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL SY IAEA SF
10RABAT67DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PREPARATIONS FOR THE NUCLEAR
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-02 07:52:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PARM EAID TBIO IAEA NPT AORC CDG
10RIGA27LATVIA CONCURS WITH U.S. COMMITMENT TO CORE NPT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Latvia is in full accord with the U.S. Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty goals of strengthening non-proliferation, promoting disarmament and fostering the development of peaceful nuclear energy. Latvia supports the universality of the NPT and the Additional Protocol. Latvian o [...]
2010-01-15 15:40:00Embassy RigaCONFIDENTIALPARM EAID TBIO IAEA NPT AORC CDG ENRG KNNP
10RIYADH145DEMARCHE RESPONSE: PREPARATIONS FOR THE NUCLEAR
[...] (U) Poloff and Netherlands Embassy DCM Menno Lenstra met with Naif Al-Sudairy of the Disarmament department at the MFA on January 31 to discuss preparations for the Nuclear Security Summit per reftel. 2. (U) Al-Sudairy said that the Saudis planned to attend all preparatory meetings for th [...]
2010-02-01 12:39:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIEDPARM EAID TBIO IAEA NPT AORC CDG ENRG MNUC
10SEOUL133ROKG WILL PLAY AN ACTIVE ROLE IN NUCLEAR SECURITY
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-29 06:25:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPARM EAID TBIO IAEA NPT AORC CDG ENRG MNUC
10SEOUL322DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PREPARING FOR SYRIA AT MARCH
[...] (C) On February 25, Poloff delivered reftel demarche to convey U.S. views regarding the latest IAEA report on Syria to Kim He-jin, Second Secretary, Disarmament and Nonproliferation Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT). Kim informed Poloff that Korea intends to give a state [...]
2010-02-25 08:45:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL SY IAEA KS
10SINGAPORE107PREPARING FOR THE NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT:
[...] (C) EP Counselor passed reftel demarche outlining the differences between the April Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) and the May Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference to MFA International Organizations Deputy Director Chin Siew Fei. Chin said Singapore is well aware of the differenc [...]
2010-01-27 08:35:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIALPARM TBIO IAEA AORC ENRG MNUC PGOV PREL NPT
10SOFIA139BULGARIA SUPPORTS IAEA REPORT ON SYRIA, BUT
[...] (S) Post delivered reftel points to Miroslav Zafirov, MFA Middle East expert on February 25. Bulgaria supports the February 18 IAEA report on Syria, which draws attention to Syria's clandestine nuclear program. Zafirov cautioned against pushing too hard on the issue, citing a lack of EU suppo [...]
2010-02-26 14:31:00Embassy SofiaSECRETPARM PREL SY IAEA BU
10STATE11917PROPOSED U.S.-HUNGARY DIPLOMATIC NOTE EXCHANGE
[...] This is an action request. Embassy Budapest please see paragraph 3 below. 2. BACKGROUND: Pursuant to Circular 175 authorization granted December 3, 2008, the Department of Energy (DOE) proposes to pursue an exchange of diplomatic notes to establish a U.S.-Hungary "umbrella" agreemen [...]
2010-02-05 15:15:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG IAEA HU
10STATE18188IAEA: GUIDANCE FOR USDEL TO IAEA BOARD OF
[...] The Department appreciates Mission,s analysis and recommendations for the March IAEA Board of Governors (BoG) meeting (reftel). Instructions for U.S. delegation (USDEL) follow. U.S. position papers and any statements may be modified as the USDEL believes appropriate. USDEL should also deliv [...]
2010-02-26 17:31:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ENRG IAEA KN KNNP TPHY TRGY XP
10STATE3312COOPERATION TO MEET SUPPLY OF HELIUM-3 FOR IAEA
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 7. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Helium-3 (He-3) is an important but rare isotope used in several civilian applications including medical imaging and diagnostics, cryogenics, and neutron detection. The enormous increase in demand f [...]
2010-01-13 15:52:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDENRG KNNP IAEA RS
10STATE5218IF-ASKED POINTS ON HELIUM-3 SHORTAGE FOR POSTS IN
[...] (SBU) Due to an enormous increase in demand over the past few years for helium-3 (He-3) in neutron detection (particularly in radiation portal monitors),the USG does not have enough He-3 in stock to meet current demand over the next few years. The USG has made the decision to defer allocatio [...]
2010-01-19 22:04:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDENRG KNNP IAEA XA XB XC XD XF XG XH XL XM
10STOCKHOLM40DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE NUCLEAR SUMMIT AND THE
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-27 13:13:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDPARM EAID TBIO IAEA AORC ENRG MNUC PGOV SW
10STOCKHOLM45SWEDEN: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON THIRD SHERPA MEETING
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-29 13:33:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDPARM EAID TBIO IAEA AORC ENRG MNUC PGOV SW
10TBILISI69GEORGIA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON PEACEFUL USE OF
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-15 13:13:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDPARM EAID TBIO IAEA NPT AORC CDG ENRG KNNP
10TELAVIV218PREPARATIONS FOR THE NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT THIRD
[...] (SBU) Per reftel, emboffs discussed with Dutch DCM Roelof Buffinga on January 27 preparations for the February 9-11 Nuclear Security Summit Sherpa meeting in The Hague. Buffinga noted that the Dutch embassy had received reftel demarche a week earlier. Given conflicting schedules, he asked to [...]
2010-01-29 14:01:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM EAID TBIO IAEA NPT AORC CDG ENRG MNUC
10TOKYO120SENIOR MOFA OFFICIAL DISCUSSES UPCOMING
[...] (C) Summary. MOFA Director General for Disarmament, Non-proliferation and Science Toshio Sano discussed non-proliferation and disarmament topics with EMIN January 19. Sano said Japan is not planning on any deliverables regarding physical protection of nuclear facilities at the April Nuclear [...]
2010-01-20 08:41:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPARM CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PREL IAEA NPT JA
10TOKYO387JAPANESE COMMENTS ON SYRIAN ISSUE AT MARCH IAEA
[...] (SBU) Econoff delivered the demarche contained in reftel to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Non-Proliferation, Science, and Nuclear Energy Division official responsible for Syrian issues Yosuko Nagata on February 25. Nagata agreed about the importance of the latest International Atomic En [...]
2010-02-25 10:06:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL IAEA SY JA
10TRIPOLI96LIBYAN ATOMIC ENERGY HEAD ELABORATES ON FUNDING REQUEST FOR NUCLEAR MEDICINE CENTER REF: 09 TRIPOLI 886 TRIPOLI 00000096 001.2 OF 002
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-03 15:59:00Embassy TripoliSECRET//NOFORNKNNP AORC IAEA PGOV LY
10UNVIEVIENNA11IAEA SAFEGUARDS: IAEA Request for Continued AFTAC Support
[...] (SBU) Mission received the letter below requesting continued AFTAC support at current contractual levels of 450 samples per year. 2. (SBU) ACTION REQUEST: Mission strongly recommends continued support for this critical safeguards mission and requests guidance for responding to IAEA. B [...]
2010-01-20 07:10:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTRGY AORC KNNP MNUC IAEA
10UNVIEVIENNA15IAEA AMANO TRANSITION SITREP 3
[...] (SBU) On January 8, Mission staff consulted with IAEA Deputy Director General for Nuclear Safety and Security (DDG/NS) Taniguchi on his plans. Taniguchi was very forthcoming and stated that he planned to stay as DDG until his contract runs out in August 2010. He said he did not think he was [...]
2010-01-22 10:06:00UNVIECONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNAORC KNNP PINR IAEA
10UNVIEVIENNA16NPT REVCON: EGYPT UNMOVED BY ISRAELI OVERTURE ON
[...] (S) Summary: According to a January 21 readout from Israeli Ambassador Azoulay, an Israeli-Egyptian bilat on NPT Revcon and related IAEA General Conference Middle East issues registered no substantive progress. Azoulay said he repeated Israeli National Security Advisor Arad's late December app [...]
2010-01-22 16:27:00UNVIESECRETAORC PARM IAEA KTBT IS EG SY
10UNVIEVIENNA17IAEA/PACT: Assessment of PACT's Function
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-22 16:34:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO SOCI EAID KNNP AORC IAEA
10UNVIEVIENNA2IAEA AMANO TRANSITION SITREP 2: MANAGEMENT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This is the second report in UNVIE's new series on IAEA personnel changes. Further complicating DG Amano's pending decision on appointing a DDG for Nuclear Safety and Security are the organizational issue of whether to elevate Nuclear Security as a department under its own DDG, [...]
2010-01-04 14:42:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC KNNP PINR IAEA
10UNVIEVIENNA21US-EU CONSULTS: POST- LISBON EU FINDING ITS
[...] (SBU) The Spanish and EU Missions (Ambassadors Jose Luis Rosello Serra and Lars-Erik Lundin, respectively) co-hosted semiannual US-EU consultations on issues related to Vienna-based international organizations January 22; these were the first bilateral consultations held by the amalgamated EU/ [...]
2010-01-28 10:18:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC PARM SNAR IAEA KNNP KTNBT UNCND EUN
10UNVIEVIENNA26IAEA's Budget Working Group Fulfills a Promise - But Little
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Budget Working Group (BWG) January 13-15 allowed a refreshingly non-polemical discussion on IAEA programs, but fell short of Geneva Group hopes to identify programs for emphasis or de-emphasis in the IAEA's 2011 budget. In contrast to Geneva Group readiness, the G-77 did no [...]
2010-02-01 14:45:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP PREL IAEA UN
10UNVIEVIENNA30INTERNATIONAL NUCLEAR FUEL BANK -- AMANO ADVANCING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: IAEA Secretariat released its Note on Assurance of Supply January 28 and will offer a technical briefing February 12 to elaborate on that document. Fuel bank point man Tariq Rauf received from us the same day the proposed elements for a Recommended Action that USG favors DG Amano [...]
2010-02-02 15:54:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALTRGY ENRG KNNP AORC IAEA KZ
10UNVIEVIENNA31PREPARING FOR THE NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT -- DG
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Nuclear Security Sous-Sherpa Holgate briefed IAEA DG Amano on the schedule and format of the Washington Nuclear Security Summit, including Amano's role as "animator" of the leaders' lunchtime discussion on the IAEA's role. Amano affirmed his brief intervention would aim for cl [...]
2010-02-02 16:00:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALPREL ENRG TRGY KNNP AORC MNUC IAEA
10UNVIEVIENNA32IAEA: ARSHAD LIMBO SHADOWS IAEA BOARD
[...] (C) His status in Vienna uncertain and his reputation in Kuala Lumpur in tatters, Malaysian Ambassador Arshad continues to implore the IAEA and sympathetic diplomatic colleagues to pressure the U.S. to "quietly" seek his reinstatement by the GOM as Chairman of the Board of Governors. In the r [...]
2010-02-02 16:35:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC KNNP IAEA MY
10UNVIEVIENNA4IAEA MEMBER STATES REV UP FOR 2011 BUDGET NEGOTIATIONS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With Member States preparing to tackle the open question of the IAEA's 2011 regular budget during the first meeting of the open Working Groug January 13-18, the U.S. will need to clarify soon our goals for the 2011 budget. The Budget Working Group (BWG),open to all Member Stat [...]
2010-01-04 15:39:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PREL KNNP IAEA UN
10UNVIEVIENNA43IRAN UPS ITS NUCLEAR ANTE TO 20 PERCENT
[...] (S/NF) Iran officially notified the IAEA February 8 of its intention to enrich up to 20 percent, specifying a "pilot plant of a single IR-1 centrifuge cascade." The IAEA is expected to circulate Iran's note to the Board of Governors. Likeminded DCMs/experts (E3, Spain, JUSCANZ) met simultaneou [...]
2010-02-08 16:11:00UNVIESECRETAORC PARM KNNP IAEA IR
10UNVIEVIENNA44IAEA/BOG: AMANO DEFUSES BOARD CHAIR CRISIS
[...] (C) The IAEA Board of Governors will meet in a pro forma session February 12 to elect a new Chairman, bringing an end to a drawn out saga prompted by the recall of former Malaysian Governor Dato' Arshad. The Southeast Asia/Pacific (SEAP) group has advised the Director General, in a letter sub [...]
2010-02-09 16:30:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALPREL AORC KNNP IAEA MY
10UNVIEVIENNA48IAEA/IRAN: IAEA SAFETY PEER REVIEW MISSION TO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The IAEA continues its nuclear safety-related activities with Iran in anticipation of the start-up of the Bushehr nuclear power reactor. The Iranian Nuclear Regulatory Authority (INRA) requested a safety peer review mission from the IAEA in mid 2008 (ref A). INRA prepared a s [...]
2010-02-11 08:19:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC KNNP IAEA IR ENGR
10UNVIEVIENNA49 IAEA/BOG: March Board Preview and Analysis
[...] (SBU) Although the March IAEA Board of Governors meeting is traditionally focused on nuclear safety and technology, Iran's nuclear brinksmanship and potential Syrian safeguards failures will likely dominate the debate. This is particularly true as the Board meeting, expected to run March 1-4, [...]
2010-02-12 07:52:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PARM KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY
10UNVIEVIENNA5IRAN/TRR: IRAN DELIVERS FORMAL REPLY TO IAEA
[...] (C) IAEA External Relations (EXPO) Director Vilmos Cserveny reported to Charge January 6 and in a follow-up discussion January 7 that Iranian Ambassador Soltanieh had on January 5-6 delivered to Director General Amano an official "reply" to the IAEA proposal for refueling the Tehran Research R [...]
2010-01-07 16:26:00UNVIESECRETAORC IAEA KNNP IR
10UNVIEVIENNA58G-77 OVERREACH KEEPS NUCLEAR FUEL BANK IN SPOTLIGHT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Vienna advocates of assurance of nuclear fuel supply are vexed over the Director General's acquiescence to a G-77 request to postpone a technical briefing on the issue. We understand Egypt and Algeria, in part fronting for Iran, failed to get G-77 consensus to adopt a confronta [...]
2010-02-19 08:02:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALPREL ENRG TRGY KNNP IAEA
10UNVIEVIENNA59IAEA/SYRIA: TOUGH BOARD REPORT CALLS INTO QUESTION
[...] (S) Director General Amano's first report on Syria, released February 18 in tandem with his report on Iran, provides a convincing, comprehensive account of the Agency's investigation of both Dair Alzour (Al-Kibar) and of the Miniature Neutron Source Reactor (MNSR),highlighting continued non- [...]
2010-02-19 10:26:00UNVIESECRETPREL PARM SY KN IAEA KNNP
10UNVIEVIENNA6NUCLEAR FUEL BANK - AMANO MOVES THE ISSUE BUT MAY
[...] (C) Summary: The IAEA's point man on developing the International Nuclear Fuel Bank (INFB) expects DG Amano to release a response to the G-77 and NAM's technical questions by the end of January, authorize a briefing in February, issue a detailed Secretariat proposal for discussion at the June [...]
2010-01-08 14:35:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALTRGY PREL ENRG KNNP AORC IAEA
10UNVIEVIENNA60IAEA/PACT: WILL 2010 BE THE BREAKOUT YEAR FOR CANCER
[...] (U) SUMMARY: To mark World Cancer Day on February 4, the IAEA's Programme of Action for Cancer Therapies (PACT),held a presentation highlighting its achievements and future plans. As a guest speaker, Ambassador Davies reiterated U.S. support for PACT, noting a recent decision to fund a heal [...]
2010-02-19 11:17:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO SOCI EAID KNNP AORC IAEA
10UNVIEVIENNA64 IAEA/IRAN: DG AMANO GIVES FAILING GRADE TO
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-19 14:58:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALKNNP AORC IAEA IR
10UNVIEVIENNA66 IAEA/IRAN: DG AMANO GIVES FAILING GRADE TO
[...] (SBU) On 18 February, Director General (DG) Amano released the IAEA's latest reports on its investigations in Iran in preparation for the IAEA Board of Governors meeting the week of March 1. The report was the toughest seen in years and concluded Iran's cooperation has been insufficient to [...]
2010-02-19 15:56:00UNVIECONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKNNP AORC IAEA IR
10UNVIEVIENNA69IAEA/TC: PROSPECTS FOR REFORM OF THE TECHNICAL
[...] (C) This is an action message for ISN. Please see para. 11. 2. (C) SUMMARY: As the UNVIE continues to monitor Technical Cooperation projects, attend regional TC planning meetings, and engage in special briefings on issues such as results-based management (RBM),further management shor [...]
2010-02-24 09:42:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY EAID
10UNVIEVIENNA70IAEA/TC: PROSPECTS FOR REFORM OF THE TECHNICAL
[...] (C) This is an action message for ISN. Please see para. 11. 2. (C) SUMMARY: As the UNVIE continues to monitor Technical Cooperation projects, attend regional TC planning meetings, and engage in special briefings on issues such as results-based management (RBM),further management shor [...]
2010-02-24 09:47:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY EAID
10UNVIEVIENNA75IAEA/IRAN: TECHNICAL BRIEFING SIGNALS TOUGHER
[...] (C//NF) On February 24, Ops B Director Herman Nackaerts provided Member States a technical briefing on the Director General's (DG) February 18 report on Iran. The briefing reprised the points covered in the report, but also offered more details about the IAEA's proposals for adjusted Safeg [...]
2010-02-26 15:26:00UNVIECONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKNNP AORC IAEA IR
10UNVIEVIENNA76IAEA/BOARD/IRAN: RUSSIA,S TOUGHENING STANCE; PRC
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-26 17:14:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC PARM KNNP IAEA IR
10UNVIEVIENNA77IAEA TECHNICAL BRIEF ON SYRIA LAYS IT ON THE LINE
[...] (C) At the February 24 technical briefing on the DG's Syria report, the IAEA underscored the need for Syrian cooperation on an increasing number of issues, some involving Syria's failure to report nuclear material under its Safeguards Agreement. In particular, Director of Safeguards Operatio [...]
2010-02-26 17:21:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC PARM KNNP IAEA SY
10USUNNEWYORK88AMB RICE'S MEETING WITH BRAZILIAN PERMREP
[...] Summary: During a February 8 lunch hosted by Ambassador Rice for Brazilian PermRep Viotti, the U.S. and Brazil were in agreement on priorities for and approaches to dealing with Haiti. On Sudan, Viotti said she believes there is "a measure of convergence" in the SC on what needs to be done t [...]
2010-02-16 21:19:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC IAEA BR IR HA SU
10VIENNA207AUSTRIA ON SYRIA AT MARCH IAEA BOG
[...] (C) In a previously scheduled meeting Feb. 22, Embassy and UNVIE officers conveyed to Austrian MFA Arms Control/Disarmament Director Alexander Marschik continued USG interest in pressing Syria for full transparency and cooperation with the IAEA on the Al Kibar reactor site. Marschik welcomed [...]
2010-02-25 10:51:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPARM KNNP PREL IAEA SY AU
10VIENNA60AUSTRIA ON NPT REVCON, OTHER NUCLEAR ISSUES
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-15 12:50:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPARM MNUC KNNP PREL ENRG IAEA NPT KTBT AU
10VILNIUS123LITHUANIA FOLLOWING SYRIA ISSUE FOR MARCH IAEA
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-26 14:43:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL IAEA LH
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